Definitions
Unguis
- A modified seta on the tip of the dactylus.
(syn. claw) [Wilson, 1989] - Most distal article of pereopod and cheliped. In the case of a pereopod it may be fused to the dactylus to form a claw. [Holdich and Jones, 1983]
- (Taxon-specific: Order Isopoda) Terminal claw-like portion of dactylus. (uniunguiculate, biunguiculate, triunguiculate). [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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8 Nov 2024. URL: https://research.nhm.org/glossary