Definitions
Linea lateralis
- Longitudinal groove or uncalcified line extending backward from front margin of carapace below orbit, in some forms to rear extremity of carapace (e.g., some penaeids). [Moore and McCormick, 1969]
- Longitudinal groove ot uncalcified line extending posteriorly from frontal margin of carapace below orbit sometimes to posterior extremity of carapace in some penaeoideans. [McLaughlin, 1980]
- (Taxon-specific: Order Decapoda) In shrimp-like (natantian) decapod, longitudinal groove or uncalcified line extending from frontal margin of carapace (below orbit) as far as posterior extremity of carapace. [Stachowitsch, 1992]
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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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