Definitions

Pylopod

• (Taxon-specific: Order Isopoda) First pereopod of the Gnathiidea, modified to form part of the mouthparts. [Kensley and Schotte, 1989]
• (Taxon-specific: Order Isopoda) Modified appendage of first pereon segment (pereonite) in certain isopods; functions as maxilliped. [Stachowitsch, 1992]
• (Taxon-specific: Order Isopoda) Second pair of maxillipeds in gnathiids (appendages of the second thoracomere). [Wetzer et al. 1997]

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