Definitions
Pseudepipod
- Lateral lobe arising from distal part of basis or proximal part of exopod. [McLaughlin, 1980]
- Lateral ramus arising from proximal portion of exopod or from basis just proximal to exopod.
(syn. pseudepipodite) [Moore and McCormick, 1969] - (Taxon-specific: Class Cephalocarida) Laterally directed lobe of proximal part (protopod) of maxillae and thoracopods. Relatively large, flattened, setose, and giving appendages a triramous or, with endites, a mutli- or polyramous appearance. Represents and epipod, but is termed pseudepipod due to distal point of origin on protopod.
(syn. pseudepipodite) [Stachowitsch, 1992]
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Crustacea Glossary. Crustacea Department, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.
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