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Carpus

Schematic drawing of a thoracic leg. [Holthuis, 1993]
(Figure only.) [Holthuis, 1993]
Entire animal, right appendages omitted, dorsal view, based on Munida. [Baba, 2005]
(Figure only.) [Baba, 2005]
Endopod of Mxp 3, lateral; and endopod of Mxp 3, including basal 2 articles, distal articles omitted, central. Based on Munidopsis. [Baba, 2005]
(Figure only.) [Baba, 2005]
Antepenultimate segment of thoracopod or pereopod.
(syn. carpopod) [McLaughlin, 1980]
Article 5 of pereopod (article 4 of cheliped). [Holdich and Jones, 1983]
Fifth article of limb (first article of palp in maxilliped 3). [Poore, 2004]
Fifth podomere from the proximal end of a typically 7-segmented appendage (Fig. 3C).
(pl. carpi) [Perez Farfante and Kensley, 1997]
Fifth segment from proximal end of a typically 7-segmented appendage.
(pl. carpi) [Butler, T. H.]
Fifth segment from proximal end of segmented appendage. [Hobbs and Jass, 1988]
Segment of limb located next distally from merus and joined to propodus proximally.
(syn. carpopod(ite), wrist) [Moore and McCormick, 1969]
The fifth segment from the proximal end of a segmented appendage; in some shrimps, consisting of several articles (that of the second pereiopod of alpheids and hippolytids consisting of a number of articles). [Hobbs, Hobbs, and Daniel 1977]
The fifth segment from the proximal end of a typically 7-segmented appendage.
(pl. carpi) [Chace and Hobbs, 1969]
The fifth segment of a thoracic limb.
(syn. carpopodite)
See: Pereopod [Wilson, 1989]
The third podomere from the tip of the endopod of a limb (Figs. 1, 2). [Warner, 1977]
Third article from distal end of leg.
(syn. carpopodite) [Williams, 1984]
Third segment of a pereiopod or maxilliped, counted from the distal end. [Ingle, 1983]
(Taxon-specific: Order Cumacea) Third of five segments (ischium, merus, carpus, propodus, dactylus) of endopod of thoracopod (maxillipeds and pereopods).
(syn. carpopodite) [Stachowitsch, 1992]
(Taxon-specific: Order Tanaidacea) Fifth of basically seven segments (coxa, basis, ischium, merus, carpus, propodus, dactylus) of thoracopod.
(syn. carpopodite) [Stachowitsch, 1992]
(Taxon-specific: Order Decapoda) Fifth segment of thoracopod; located between merus and propodus. (simple, multiar-ticulated = subdivided).
(syn. carpopod, carpopodite, wrist) [Stachowitsch, 1992]
(Taxon-specific: Order Amphipoda) Fifth of basically seven segments (coxa, basis, ischium, merus, carpus, propodus, dactylus) of thoracopod; represents fourth movable (free) segment. In certain amphipods, may form part of subchela (i.e., dactyl and propodus bearing down on carpus).
(syn. carpopodite) [Stachowitsch, 1992]
Schematic representation of an isopod illustrating morphological terms. [Kensley and Schotte, 1989]
(Taxon-specific: Order Isopoda) Article 5 or pereopod. [Kensley and Schotte, 1989]
(Taxon-specific: Order Isopoda) Fifth segment of pereopod; located between merus and propodus.
(syn. carpopodite) [Stachowitsch, 1992]
(Taxon-specific: Order Mysida) Fourth of basically six segments (preischium, ischium, merus, carpus, propodus dactylus) of inner branch (endopod) of thoracopod, May form a multiarticulate unit with propodus (carpopropodus). (multiarticulate, one-segmented).
(syn. carpopodite) [Stachowitsch, 1992]
(Taxon-specific: Order Stomatopoda) Fifth segment of thoracic appendage (thoracopod); located between merus and propodus.
(syn. carpopodite) [Stachowitsch, 1992]
(Taxon-specific: Superorder Syncarida) Fourth of basically six segments (preischium, ischium, merus, carpus, propodus, dactylus) of inner branch (endopod) of thoracopod. Main bend (knee) of thoracopod typically occurs between carpus and propodus.
(syn. carpopodite) [Stachowitsch, 1992]
(Taxon-specific: Order Thermosbaenacea) Third of basically five segments (ischium, merus, carpus, propodus, dactylus) of inner branch (endopod) of thoracopod.
(syn. carpopodite) [Stachowitsch, 1992]
(Taxon-specific: Order Euphausiacea) Fifth segment of thoracopod (third segment of five-segmented endopod); positioned between merus and propodus.
(syn. carpopodite) [Stachowitsch, 1992]