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Carpus

Schematic drawing of a thoracic leg. [Holthuis, 1993]
(Figure only.) [Holthuis, 1993]
Entire animal, right appendages omitted, dorsal view, based on Munida. [Baba, 2005]
(Figure only.) [Baba, 2005]
Endopod of Mxp 3, lateral; and endopod of Mxp 3, including basal 2 articles, distal articles omitted, central. Based on Munidopsis. [Baba, 2005]
(Figure only.) [Baba, 2005]
Antepenultimate segment of thoracopod or pereopod.
(syn. carpopod) [McLaughlin, 1980]
Article 5 of pereopod (article 4 of cheliped). [Holdich and Jones, 1983]
Fifth article of limb (first article of palp in maxilliped 3). [Poore, 2004]
Fifth podomere from the proximal end of a typically 7-segmented appendage (Fig. 3C).
(pl. carpi) [Perez Farfante and Kensley, 1997]
Fifth segment from proximal end of a typically 7-segmented appendage.
(pl. carpi) [Butler, T. H.]
Fifth segment from proximal end of segmented appendage. [Hobbs and Jass, 1988]
Segment of limb located next distally from merus and joined to propodus proximally.
(syn. carpopod(ite), wrist) [Moore and McCormick, 1969]
The fifth segment from the proximal end of a segmented appendage; in some shrimps, consisting of several articles (that of the second pereiopod of alpheids and hippolytids consisting of a number of articles). [Hobbs, Hobbs, and Daniel 1977]
The fifth segment from the proximal end of a typically 7-segmented appendage.
(pl. carpi) [Chace and Hobbs, 1969]
The fifth segment of a thoracic limb.
(syn. carpopodite)
See: Pereopod [Wilson, 1989]
The third podomere from the tip of the endopod of a limb (Figs. 1, 2). [Warner, 1977]
Third article from distal end of leg.
(syn. carpopodite) [Williams, 1984]
Third segment of a pereiopod or maxilliped, counted from the distal end. [Ingle, 1983]
Third of five segments (ischium, merus, carpus, propodus, dactylus) of endopod of thoracopod (maxillipeds and pereopods).
(syn. carpopodite) [Stachowitsch, 1992]
Fifth of basically seven segments (coxa, basis, ischium, merus, carpus, propodus, dactylus) of thoracopod.
(syn. carpopodite) [Stachowitsch, 1992]
Fifth segment of thoracopod; located between merus and propodus. (simple, multiar-ticulated = subdivided).
(syn. carpopod, carpopodite, wrist) [Stachowitsch, 1992]
Fifth of basically seven segments (coxa, basis, ischium, merus, carpus, propodus, dactylus) of thoracopod; represents fourth movable (free) segment. In certain amphipods, may form part of subchela (i.e., dactyl and propodus bearing down on carpus).
(syn. carpopodite) [Stachowitsch, 1992]
Schematic representation of an isopod illustrating morphological terms. [Kensley and Schotte, 1989]
Article 5 or pereopod. [Kensley and Schotte, 1989]
Fifth segment of pereopod; located between merus and propodus.
(syn. carpopodite) [Stachowitsch, 1992]
Fourth of basically six segments (preischium, ischium, merus, carpus, propodus dactylus) of inner branch (endopod) of thoracopod, May form a multiarticulate unit with propodus (carpopropodus). (multiarticulate, one-segmented).
(syn. carpopodite) [Stachowitsch, 1992]
Fifth segment of thoracic appendage (thoracopod); located between merus and propodus.
(syn. carpopodite) [Stachowitsch, 1992]
Fourth of basically six segments (preischium, ischium, merus, carpus, propodus, dactylus) of inner branch (endopod) of thoracopod. Main bend (knee) of thoracopod typically occurs between carpus and propodus.
(syn. carpopodite) [Stachowitsch, 1992]
Third of basically five segments (ischium, merus, carpus, propodus, dactylus) of inner branch (endopod) of thoracopod.
(syn. carpopodite) [Stachowitsch, 1992]
Fifth segment of thoracopod (third segment of five-segmented endopod); positioned between merus and propodus.
(syn. carpopodite) [Stachowitsch, 1992]