Definitions
Joint
- Articulation (most commonly applicable to movable connection of individual segment of appendage with neighbors or body but relates also to movable connection of body parts); loosely and undesirably employed as synonym of segment. [Moore and McCormick, 1969]
- (Taxon-specific: Class Cephalocarida) Article, segment. [Stachowitsch, 1992]
- (Taxon-specific: Order Cumacea) Article, segment. [Stachowitsch, 1992]
- (Taxon-specific: Order Decapoda) Article, segment. [Stachowitsch, 1992]
- (Taxon-specific: Order Leptostraca) Article. [Stachowitsch, 1992]
- (Taxon-specific: Class Remipedia) Article, segment. [Stachowitsch, 1992]
- (Taxon-specific: Order Thermosbaenacea) Segment. [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