Definitions

Mantle

• Fleshy structure of cirripeds strengthened by five calcified plates (carina, terga, scuta). [Moore and McCormick, 1969]
• (Taxon-specific: Order Cladocera) Large, gelatinous envelope enclosing body in certain water fleas. [Stachowitsch, 1992]
• (Taxon-specific: Subclass Cirripedia) In barnacle, soft outer part of body typically covered by a series of plates. In other cirripeds, outer cover of body. Often referred to as carapace. [Stachowitsch, 1992]
• (Taxon-specific: Subclass Cirripedia) Membranous covering of body, often strengthened by calcareous plates in thoracic Cirripedia.
  See: Carapace   [McLaughlin, 1980]

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