Definitions
Cardiac stomach
- Anterior region of the decapod foregut. [Brusca and Brusca, 2002]
- Anterior and larger cuticle-lined division of stomach; separated from smaller posterior pyloric stomach by cardiopyloric valve and characterized by variously developed grinding apparatus (gastric mill). [Stachowitsch, 1992]
- Stomach. [Stachowitsch, 1992]
- Anterior and larger division of stomach occupying most of head (cephalon). Separated from smaller posterior pyloric stomach by filtering apparatus; contains only small pairs of plates (ossicles). [Stachowitsch, 1992]
- (Taxon-specific: Class Secernentea) Stomach. [Stachowitsch, 1992]
- Stomach. [Stachowitsch, 1992]
- Stomach. [Stachowitsch, 1992]
- Anterior and larger division of stomach; separated from smaller posterior pyloric stomach by cardiopyloric valve. Serves to grind food. (with/without denticles). [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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31 Mar 2025. URL: https://research.nhm.org/glossary