Definitions

Suture

• Either transverse or longitudinal, weakly sclerotized line or seam on the carapace. [Perez Farfante and Kensley, 1997]
• In cirripeds (Balanomorpha, Verrucomorpha), line or seam at juncture of two compartment plates; also articulation line between joints. [Moore and McCormick, 1969]
• The junction between two closely apposed margins. [Ingle, 1980]
• Weakly calcified areas of integument separating at ecdysis. [McLaughlin, 1980]
• (Taxon-specific: Order Decapoda) Weakly calcified lines along which exoskeleton splits during molting (e.g., pleural suture). [Stachowitsch, 1992]
• (Taxon-specific: Order Isopoda) A line indicating an area of articulation, or of incomplete fusion. [Kensley and Schotte, 1989]

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