Definitions
Groove
- See: Carapace groove [Martin, 2005]
- 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]
- 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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31 Mar 2025. URL: https://research.nhm.org/glossary