Definitions
Cephalic flexure
- Forward or even upward deflection of anterior sterna of some decapods. [Moore and McCormick, 1969]
- (Taxon-specific: Order Decapoda) Foward, or sometimes upward, deflection of anterior sterna. [McLaughlin, 1980]
- (Taxon-specific: Order Decapoda) On underside of cephalothorax, forward, or occasionally upward, deflection of anterior sternum. [Stachowitsch, 1992]
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Crustacea Glossary. Crustacea Department, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.
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