Definitions

Protogastric region

• A paired anterolateral area on the gastric region of the carapace of crabs. [Chace and Hobbs, 1969]
• The region on the dorsal surface of the carapace bounded by parts of the margins of the frontal, orbital, hepatic, epibranchial, metagastric and mesogastric regions. [Ingle, 1983]
• Gastric region. [Stachowitsch, 1992]

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