Definitions
Sulcus
- Groove or furrow. [McLaughlin, 1980]
- Groove.
(pl. sulci) [Perez Farfante and Kensley, 1997] - (Taxon-specific: Order Decapoda) Groove. [Stachowitsch, 1992]
- (Taxon-specific: Class Ostracoda) Type of valve sculpture: relatively prominent groove, typically running dorsoventrally. May be termed S1, S2, and S3, and be separated by lobes. (deep, shallow; bisulcate, trisulcate, unisulcate; anterior, median, posterior, postocular). [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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21 Nov 2024. URL: https://research.nhm.org/glossary