Definitions
Pleuron
- See: Epimere [Martin, 2005]
- Lateral overhanging plate of abdominal segments. [Hobbs and Jass, 1988]
- Lateral part of body wall, especially of abdomen, produced ventrally.
(pl. pleura) [Poore, 2004] - One of the lateral flaps on each of the anterior five abdominal somites (Fig. 1).
(pl. pleura) [Perez Farfante and Kensley, 1997] - One of the paired lateral flaps on each side of the first five abdominal somites in shrimps and crayfishes.
(pl. pleura) [Chace and Hobbs, 1969] - One of the paired lateral flaps on each side of the first five abdominal somites.
(pl. pleura) [Butler, T. H.] - See epimere.
(pl. pleura) [McLaughlin, 1980] - Pleurite. [Stachowitsch, 1992]
- Pleurite. [Stachowitsch, 1992]
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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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