Definitions
Basiophthalmite
- Proximal segment of eyestalk, articulating with distal segment (podophthalmite) which bears corneal surface of eye. [Moore and McCormick, 1969]
- Proximal segment of eyestalk, articulating with distal segment (podopthalmite) bearing corneal surface of eye. [McLaughlin, 1980]
- (Taxon-specific: Order Decapoda) Proximal of typically two segments (basiophthalmite, podophthalmite) of eyestalk. [Stachowitsch, 1992]