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Merus

Schematic drawing of a thoracic leg. [Holthuis, 1993]
(Figure only.) [Holthuis, 1993]
Entire animal, right appendages omitted, dorsal view, based on Munida. [Baba, 2005]
(Figure only.) [Baba, 2005]
Endopod of Mxp 3, lateral; and endopod of Mxp 3, including basal 2 articles, distal articles omitted, central. Based on Munidopsis. [Baba, 2005]
(Figure only.) [Baba, 2005]
Article 4 of pereopod (article 3 of cheliped). [Holdich and Jones, 1983]
Fourth article from distal end of leg; sometimes called arm of cheliped.
(syn. meropodite) [Williams, 1984]
Fourth article of limb. [Poore, 2004]
Fourth limb segment distally from body, its proximal extremity articulating with ischium; usually forms first long segment of cheliped and pereiopod.
(syn. meropod(ite)) [Moore and McCormick, 1969]
Fourth segment (distally from body), articulating proximally with ischium and distally with carpus.
(syn. meropod) [McLaughlin, 1980]
Fourth segment from proximal end of a typically 7-segmented appendage.
(pl. meri) [Butler, T. H.]
Fourth segment from proximal end of segmented appendage. [Hobbs and Jass, 1988]
Fourth segment of a pereiopod or maxilliped, counted from the distal end. [Ingle, 1983]
Fouth segment from the proximal end of a typically 7-segmented appendage. (Fig. 3C).
(pl. meri) [Perez Farfante and Kensley, 1997]
The 4th podomere from the tip of the endopod of a limb (Figs. 1, 2). [Warner, 1977]
The fourth segment from the proximal end of a segmented appendage. [Hobbs, Hobbs, and Daniel 1977]
The fourth segment from the proximal end of a typically 7-segmented appendage.
(pl. meri) [Chace and Hobbs, 1969]
The fourth segment of a thoracic appendage.
(pl. meri) (syn. meropodite)
See: Pereopod [Wilson, 1989]
(Taxon-specific: Order Cumacea) Second of five segments (ischium, merus, carpus, propodus, dactylus) of endopod of thoracopod (maxillipeds and pereopods).
(syn. meropod, meropodite) [Stachowitsch, 1992]
(Taxon-specific: Order Tanaidacea) Fourth of basically seven segments (coxa, basis, ischium, merus, carpus, propodus, dactylus) of thoracopod.
(syn. meropod, meropodite) [Stachowitsch, 1992]
(Taxon-specific: Order Decapoda) Fourth segment of appendage (thoracopod); positioned between ischium and carpus. May be fused to ischium to form ischiomerus.
(syn. meropod, meropodite) [Stachowitsch, 1992]
(Taxon-specific: Order Amphipoda) Fourth of basically seven segments (coxa, basis, ischium, merus, carpus propodus, dactylus) of thoracopod; represents third movable (free) segment.
(syn. meropod, meropodite) [Stachowitsch, 1992]
Schematic representation of an isopod illustrating morphological terms. [Kensley and Schotte, 1989]
(Taxon-specific: Order Isopoda) Article 4 of pereopod. [Kensley and Schotte, 1989]
(Taxon-specific: Order Isopoda) Fourth segment of pereopod; located between ischium and carpus.
(syn. meropod, meropodite) [Stachowitsch, 1992]
(Taxon-specific: Order Mysida) Third of basically six segments (preischium, ischium, merus, carpus, propodus, dactylus) of inner branch (endopod) of thoracopod.
(syn. meropod, meropodite) [Stachowitsch, 1992]
(Taxon-specific: Order Stomatopoda) Fourth segment of thoracic appendage (thoracopod). Considered to represent fused ischium and merus (ischiomerus), yet also interpreted as being separate from and following ischium. [Stachowitsch, 1992]
(Taxon-specific: Superorder Syncarida) Third of basically six segments (preischium, ischium, merus, carpus, propodus, dactylus) of inner branch (endopod) of thoracopod.
(syn. meropod, meropodite) [Stachowitsch, 1992]
(Taxon-specific: Order Thermosbaenacea) Second of basically five segments (ischium, merus, carpus, propodus, dactylus) of inner branch (endopod) of thoracopod. Frequently interpreted as being fused to ischium.
(syn. meropod, meropodite) [Stachowitsch, 1992]
(Taxon-specific: Order Euphausiacea) Fourth segment of thoracopod (second segment of five-segmented endopod); positioned between ischium and carpus.
(syn. meropod, meropodite) [Stachowitsch, 1992]