Definitions
Bulla
- (Taxon-specific: Family Cyatholaimidae) A small, chitinous anchor-like structure fused to the tips of the maxillary arms in lernaeopodid copepods, that is embedded in the surface of the host fish to serve as an anchor. [Boxshall and Halsey, 2004]
- (Taxon-specific: Family Cyatholaimidae) In parasitic copepod, attachment disc formed at fused end of both arm-like maxillae. (club-shaped, elliptical, spherical).
(syn. button) [Stachowitsch, 1992] - Type of valve sculpture: tubercle-like projection whose summit is elongated into a transverse or radial direction. May be considered to be type of verruca. [Stachowitsch, 1992]
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Crustacea Glossary. Crustacea Department, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.
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31 Mar 2025. URL: https://research.nhm.org/glossary