Definitions
Gymnopleans
- (Taxon-specific: Subclass Copepoda) Copepods on which the major body articulation of the adult, is between the sixth and the seventh thoracic somites; there is also a significant difference in size between these two somites (see also podoplean and thaumatopsylloid). [Ferrari and Dahms, in press]
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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