Definitions
Groove
- See: Carapace groove [Martin, 2005]
- (Taxon-specific: Order Decapoda) One of numerous furrows extending along carapace. According to position and according to group, one may distinguish antennal, branchiocardiac, buccal, cervical, dorsomedian. gastroorbital, hepatic, inferior, intercervical, intestinal, marginal, parabranchial, postcer-vical, seller, submedian, and urogastric grooves. [Stachowitsch, 1992]
- (Taxon-specific: Order Stomatopoda) Cervical groove, gastric groove. [Stachowitsch, 1992]
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Citing this glossary: For individual definitions, please cite the specific author(s) of the definition.
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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