Definitions

Lateral

• Located away from midline; pertaining to the side. [Butler, T. H.]
• Plate of cirriped shell between carinolateral and rostrum.
  (syn. latus) [Moore and McCormick, 1969]
• Referring to or toward side. [Hobbs and Jass, 1988]
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  Balanus trigonus: apical view; left lateral view; and operculum, body, and branchiae. [Anderson, 1980]
  (Taxon-specific: Subclass Cirripedia) (Figure only.) [Anderson, 1980]
• (Taxon-specific: Subclass Cirripedia) Lateral plate. [Stachowitsch, 1992]
• (Taxon-specific: Subclass Cirripedia) One of pair of compartmental plates typically located between carino- and rostrolaterals, with radius on carinal side and ala on rostral side, sometimes between carina and rostrolateral or compound rostrum; homologous with lepadomorph median latus. [McLaughlin, 1980]

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