Definitions

Antennal appendage

• (Taxon-specific: Order Anostraca) Variously shaped process extending from basal segment of each antenna; more common in male. (conical, lamelliform, robust, slim; extending/not extending beyond basal segment of antenna; with small teeth, with large teeth; with teeth longer on one side, with teeth not greatly different in size; with/without conical processes).
  (syn. basal antennal appendage) [Stachowitsch, 1992]

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