Definitions
Frontal appendage
- One pair of filaments arising in many Anostraca from bases of antennae but independent of them; may be ramified. [Moore and McCormick, 1969]
- (Taxon-specific: Order Diplostraca) Frontal organ. [Stachowitsch, 1992]
- (Taxon-specific: Order Anostraca) Paired filaments arising from bases of antennae but independent of them. [McLaughlin, 1980]
- (Taxon-specific: Order Anostraca) Unpaired median process projecting from head between antennae. (unbranched, branched; with two terminal branches, with three terminal branches; shorter/longer than antenna). [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