Definitions
Pleonite
- See: Abdominal somite [Martin, 2005]
- A segment of the pleotelson. [Wilson, 1989]
- See abdominal somite. [McLaughlin, 1980]
- Segments of the abdomen.
(syn. pleomeres) [Brusca and Brusca, 2002] - Somite of pleon. [Holdich and Jones, 1983]
- One of six segments (somites) of abdomen (pleon). Cylindrical, anterior pleonites occasionally bearing appendages (pleopods). Posterior pleonite bears uropods and may be fused to telson to form pleotelson. [Stachowitsch, 1992]
- A segment of the pleon (=pleomere). [Wetzer et al. 1997]
- One of basically six segments of pleon. Appendages of pleonite are termed pleopods; often considerably narrower than pereonites. Last (= sixth) pleonite typically fused to telson to form pleotelson.
(syn. pleomere) [Stachowitsch, 1992] - Segment of the pleon. [Kensley and Schotte, 1989]
- Pleomere. [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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