Definitions

Mandibular palp

• A small, inwardly curved, segmented, flattened endite on the dorsal face of the mandible. [Ingle, 1983]
• Distal articulated part of mandible that functions as aid in feeding or cleaning. [Moore and McCormick, 1969]
• Distal articulated part of mandible used in feeding or cleaning. [McLaughlin, 1980]
• One-to-three-segmented endopod attached laterally to the masticatory part of the mandible. [Perez Farfante and Kensley, 1997]
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  Balanus trigonus: oral cone, posterior view; and oral cone, lefft lateral view. [Anderson, 1980]
  (Taxon-specific: Subclass Cirripedia) (Figure only.) [Anderson, 1980]

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