Definitions
Endophragm
- Septum formed by cephalic and thoracic apodemes.
(syn. arthrophragm) [McLaughlin, 1980] - Wall formed by union of apposed apodemes forming part of endoskeleton of some decapods.
(syn. arthrophragm) [Moore and McCormick, 1969] - (Taxon-specific: Order Decapoda) In cephalothorax, septum of endoskeleton formed at border of each somite by inward projections (endopleurites, endosternites) of exoskeleton.
(syn. arthrophragm) [Stachowitsch, 1992]
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Crustacea Glossary. Crustacea Department, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.
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