Definitions
Cervical notch
- Strong indentation of carapace at level of cervical groove (e.g., scyllarid palinurans).
(syn. cervical incision) [Moore and McCormick, 1969] - Strong indentation of carapace at level of cervical groove. [McLaughlin, 1980]
- (Taxon-specific: Order Cladocera) Transverse groove between head and trunk (with/without conspicuous folds).
(syn. cervical sinus) [Stachowitsch, 1992] - (Taxon-specific: Order Decapoda) On dorsal surface of carapace, strong indentation at level of cervical groove.
(syn. cervical incision) [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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21 Nov 2024. URL: https://research.nhm.org/glossary