Definitions
Posterior aorta
- (Taxon-specific: Order Cumacea) Aorta. [Stachowitsch, 1992]
- (Taxon-specific: Order Tanaidacea) Aorta. [Stachowitsch, 1992]
- (Taxon-specific: Order Decapoda) Dorsal aorta. [Stachowitsch, 1992]
- (Taxon-specific: Order Amphipoda) Aorta. [Stachowitsch, 1992]
- (Taxon-specific: Order Mysida) Major blood vessel arising from posterior end of heart. Extends to end of abdomen and gives rise to series to segmental arteries.
(syn. abdominal aorta) [Stachowitsch, 1992] - (Taxon-specific: Superorder Syncarida) Aorta.
(syn. posterior dorsal aorta) [Stachowitsch, 1992] - (Taxon-specific: Order Euphausiacea) Major blood vessel arising from posterior end of heart. Extends to posterior end of abdomen and gives rise to series of segmental arteries supplying appendages (pleopods) and photophores. (single, paired). [Stachowitsch, 1992]
Copyright
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Design: Dean Pentcheff pentcheff@gmail.com
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