Definitions

Maxillipeds

• Appendages of the fused first three thoracomeres that have been incorporated into the head as additional mouthparts. [Brusca and Brusca, 2002]
• Fourth to sixth pair of mouthparts (or sixth to eighth pairs of appendages). [Ingle, 1983]
• Most posterior pair of mouthparts, derived from first pair of thoracic appendages. [Holdich and Jones, 1983]
• Paired appendages modified for feeding on 1st, up to 3rd, thoracic somites, usually fused to cephalon. [McLaughlin, 1980]
• There are three pairs of maxillipeds borne on the first three segments of the thorax; all three pairs are included in the mouthparts. Maxillipeds are biramous and bear epipods (Fig. 3). [Warner, 1977]

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