Definitions

Ocular lobe

• On anterior section of carapace, small, unpaired median projection of frontal lobe; typically bears eyes.
  (syn. eye lobe) [Stachowitsch, 1992]
• Pair of relatively short, immovable projections, one located anterolaterally on each side of carapace; bears eyes. [Stachowitsch, 1992]
• One of two small, articulated lobes on head of certain eyeless amphipods. Function unknown.
  (syn. eye lobe) [Stachowitsch, 1992]

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