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Exopod

See: Exopodite [Martin, 2005]
Schematic drawing of a thoracic leg. [Holthuis, 1993]
(Figure only.) [Holthuis, 1993]
Lateral of two rami arising from the protopod and constituting the biramous limb. [Brusca and Brusca, 2002]
Lateral ramus of a biramus appendage, arising from the basis, or from the protopodite (Fig. 3C). [Perez Farfante and Kensley, 1997]
Lateral ramus of biramus appendage, originating on second segment (basis) from base (see Fig. 13). [Hobbs and Jass, 1988]
Outer branch of a biramous appendage. [Ingle, 1980]
Outer of two branches of biramous limb, comprising one or several short articles arising from basis; absent from many limbs.
(syn. exopodite) [Poore, 2004]
Outer ramus of limb arising from protopod basis; may contain variable number of segments or be much reduced or lacking. [Moore and McCormick, 1969]
The lateral branch of a bifurcate appendage arising from the basis or from the protopodite. [Chace and Hobbs, 1969]
The lateral or exterior ramus of a crustacean basis. In the Isopoda, applied to the outer ramus of a pleopod or uropod. [Wilson, 1989]
The lateral ramus of a biramous appendage, having its origin on the basis. [Hobbs, Hobbs, and Daniel 1977]
The outer of two branches of the primitive appendage (Fig. 2). [Warner, 1977]
(Taxon-specific: Order Cladocera) Lobe-like outer branch (ramus) of trunk appendage; lacks articulation with protopodal part of appendage. Reduced in certain predatory water fleas.
(syn. exopodite) [Stachowitsch, 1992]
(Taxon-specific: Order Notostraca) Large, setose outer lobe of thoracic appendage (thoracopod) ot abdominal appendage. Extends dorsally and ventrally from narrow point of attachment; modified on last (11th) thoracopods in female to form ovisac.
(syn. exopodite, flabellum) [Stachowitsch, 1992]
(Taxon-specific: Order Diplostraca) Outer branch of trunk appendage; unsegmented, prolonged dorsally and ventrally, and bearing marginal setae. Dorsal extension occasionally interpreted as representing additional epipod or flabellum, ventral extension as exopod proper.
(syn. exopodite, flabellum) [Stachowitsch, 1992]
(Taxon-specific: Order Anostraca) Outer branch of thoracic appendage (thoracopod). Unsegmented, lobe-like, and bearing marginal setae; articulated with protopod. Serves in locomotion. (See also endopod).
(syn. exopodite) [Stachowitsch, 1992]
(Taxon-specific: Class Cephalocarida) Outer branch of biramous appendage. Refers to annulate outer branch of antennae, six-segmented branch (in larvae only) of mandibles, one-segmented branch of maxillules, as well as two-segmented branches of maxillae and thoracopods. (See also endopod).
(syn. exopodite) [Stachowitsch, 1992]
(Taxon-specific: Order Cumacea) Outer branch (ramus) of biramous appendage. Represents small branch of pereopods; occasionally interpreted as representing flabellum of maxilla as well as siphonal lobe of of first maxillipeds.
(syn. exopodite) [Stachowitsch, 1992]
(Taxon-specific: Order Tanaidacea) Outer branch (ramus) of biramous appendage. May be present as small ramus on chelipeds and anterior pereopods. Scale-like projection (antennal scale) on antenna considered to represent exopod.
(syn. exopodite) [Stachowitsch, 1992]
(Taxon-specific: Order Decapoda) Outer branch (ramus) of biramous appendage (endopod, exopod). Refers to antennal scale (scaphocerite) of antenna, scaphognathite of maxillula, flagelliform branch of maxillipeds, and variously developed outer branch of pereopods, pleo-pods, and uropods. (annulate, flagelliform, scale-like, spine-like).
(syn. exopodite) [Stachowitsch, 1992]
(Taxon-specific: Order Amphipoda) Outer branch (ramus) of biramous appendage (e.g., pleopod, uropod).
(syn. exopodite) [Stachowitsch, 1992]
(Taxon-specific: Order Isopoda) Outer (lateral) ramus of an appendage. [Wetzer et al. 1997]
(Taxon-specific: Order Isopoda) Outer branch (ramus) of biramous appendage (e.g., pleopod).
(syn. exopodite) [Stachowitsch, 1992]
(Taxon-specific: Order Isopoda) Outer ramus of a paired appendage. [Kensley and Schotte, 1989]
(Taxon-specific: Order Mysida) Outer branch (ramus) of biramous appendage. Represents scale-like structure (antennal scale) of antenna and flagellum-shaped branch of maxilipeds, thoracopods, and pleopods. (annulate, elongate, flattened; natatory; reduced).
(syn. exopodite) [Stachowitsch, 1992]
(Taxon-specific: Order Stomatopoda) Outer branch (ramus) of biramous appendage. Refers to two-segmented branch of antennae, one-segmented, gill-bearing branch of pleopods, and two-segmented branch of uropods, while it is considered to represent inner branch of last three thoracopods. (See also endopod).
(syn. exopodite) [Stachowitsch, 1992]
(Taxon-specific: Order Leptostraca) Outer branch (ramus) of biramous appendage. (elongate and slender, flattened = lamellar = scale-like = plate-like).
(syn. exopodite) [Stachowitsch, 1992]
(Taxon-specific: Subclass Branchiura) Setose outer branch (ramus) of thoracic appendage (thoracopod). Exopod of first two thoracopods may bear medially directed flabellum. (See also endopod). [Stachowitsch, 1992]
Lepas anatifera: cirrus V; cirrus I, and extended cirral fan. [Anderson, 1980]
(Taxon-specific: Subclass Cirripedia) (Figure only.) [Anderson, 1980]
(Taxon-specific: Subclass Cirripedia) Outer branch (ramus) of thoracic appendage (thoracopod in ascothoracican, cirrus in other cirripeds). (one- to three-jointed, multiarticulate) (See also endopod).
(syn. exopodite) [Stachowitsch, 1992]
(Taxon-specific: Subclass Copepoda) A dorsal extension of the proximodistal axis of a limb originating on the basis of the protopod and usually segmented. Segments of the exopod bear a dorsal seta and often a ventral seta, but usually there is only one of each kind of seta on a segment. [Ferrari and Dahms, in press]
(Taxon-specific: Subclass Copepoda) Outer branch (ramus) of biramous appendage. Refers to outer branch of antenna (occasionally reduced), mandible, maxillule, and pereopod. (See also endopod).
(syn. exopodite) [Stachowitsch, 1992]
(Taxon-specific: Subclass Copepoda) The outer ramus of a biramous appendage. [Boxshall and Halsey, 2004]
(Taxon-specific: Subclass Mystacocarida) Out branch of biramous appendage. Refers to nine-segmented branch of antenna, seven-segmented branch of mandible, and one-segmented branch of maxilliped. (See also endopod).
(syn. exopodite) [Stachowitsch, 1992]
(Taxon-specific: Class Ostracoda) In distally biramous crustacean limb, the lateral ramus.
(syn. exopodite) [Cohen, Peterson, and Maddocks, in press]
(Taxon-specific: Class Ostracoda) Outer branch (ramus) of biramous appendage. Often developed as a branchial plate. (See also endopod).
(syn. exopodite) [Stachowitsch, 1992]
(Taxon-specific: Class Remipedia) Outer or more dorsal branch (ramus) of biramous appendage (antennule, antenna, trunk limb).
(syn. exopodite) [Stachowitsch, 1992]
(Taxon-specific: Superorder Syncarida) Outer branch (ramus) of biramous appendage. In anaspidacean, representing scale-like branch (scaphocerite) of antenna (also occasionally in bathynellacean) and annulated ramus of thoracopods. (annulate, scale-shaped, spatulate, styliform).
(syn. exopodite) [Stachowitsch, 1992]
(Taxon-specific: Order Thermosbaenacea) Outer branch (ramus) of biramous appendage. Present as small lobe on maxillae, palp-like structure of maxilliped, smaller, one- to two-segmented ramus of thoracopods, and two-segmented remud of uropod.
(syn. exopodite) [Stachowitsch, 1992]
(Taxon-specific: Order Euphausiacea) Outer branch (ramus) of biramous appendage. Represents scale (scaphocerite) of antenna, one-segmented lobe of maxilla in certain euphausiaceans, relatively small, two-segmented outer branch of thoracopods, and flattened outer branch of pleopods and uropods.
(syn. exopodite)
See: Endopod [Stachowitsch, 1992]