Definitions
Food groove
- (Taxon-specific: ) In filter-feeding water fleas, elongate median groove between bases of trunk appendages, passed anteriorly along food groove, and transferred to mouth. [Stachowitsch, 1992]
- Elongate median groove between thoracopod bases on ventral side of thorax. Food is trapped by thoracopods, passed anteriorly along food groove, and transferred to mouth. [Stachowitsch, 1992]
- Elongate median groove between bases of trunk appendages. Food is trapped by trunk appendages, passed along food groove, and transferred to mouth. [Stachowitsch, 1992]
- (Taxon-specific: Family Pycnogonidae) Elongate median groove between thoracopod bases on ventral side of thorax. Food is trapped by thoracopods, passed anteriorly along food groove, and transferred to mouth. [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