Definitions
Distal
- Away from body mid-line; toward apex (tips) of appendages. [Hobbs and Jass, 1988]
- Direction away from central part of body; opposite of proximal. [Moore and McCormick, 1969]
- Part of structure farthest from midline of body or base of attachment; opposed to proximal. [McLaughlin, 1980]
- Situated away from the base or point of attachment. [Butler, T. H.]
- (Taxon-specific: Order Isopoda) Situated away from the base or point of origin or attachment. [Kensley and Schotte, 1989]
- (Taxon-specific: Order Isopoda) Situated away from the base or point of origin or attachment. [Wetzer et al. 1997]
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Citing this glossary: For individual definitions, please cite the specific author(s) of the definition.
To cite the glossary as a whole, please use:
Martin, J.W., N.D. Pentcheff, D. Striley, C. Perrodin, A.R. Wall, J. Wall, and J. Zieba (editors).
Crustacea Glossary. Crustacea Department, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.
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8 Nov 2024. URL: https://research.nhm.org/glossary