Definitions
Posterior aorta
- Aorta. [Stachowitsch, 1992]
- Aorta. [Stachowitsch, 1992]
- Dorsal aorta. [Stachowitsch, 1992]
- Aorta. [Stachowitsch, 1992]
- Major blood vessel arising from posterior end of heart. Extends to end of abdomen and gives rise to series to segmental arteries.
(syn. abdominal aorta) [Stachowitsch, 1992] - Aorta.
(syn. posterior dorsal aorta) [Stachowitsch, 1992] - Major blood vessel arising from posterior end of heart. Extends to posterior end of abdomen and gives rise to series of segmental arteries supplying appendages (pleopods) and photophores. (single, paired). [Stachowitsch, 1992]