Definitions

Comprising a number of caeca lying alongside the hindgut which are involved in producing digestive enzymes and in absorbing the products of digestion . [Holdich and Jones, 1983]
considerable proportion of the space within the body cavity (Fig. 7). [Warner, 1977]
Digestive gland consisting of ramified tubules spread through cephalothorax performing functions of both liver and pancreas. [Moore and McCormick, 1969]
Digestive gland consisting of tubules ramifying through cephalothorax, with both liver and pancreas functions. [McLaughlin, 1980]
either side of the mid-gut as a much branched diverticulum and occupies a. [Martin, 2005]
(Taxon-specific: Order Decapoda) Hepatic cecum. [Stachowitsch, 1992]
(Taxon-specific: Order Thermosbaenacea) Digestive cecum. [Stachowitsch, 1992]