dactylopodite
dactylopodite
[‚dak·tə′läp·ə‚dīt] (invertebrate zoology)
The distal segment of ambulatory limbs in decapods and of certain limbs in other arthropods.
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References in periodicals archive
Podites are here given numbers from 1 (the most distal) to 6, which correspond to the scientific terms of
dactylopodite, propodite, carpopodite, meropodite, ischiopodite, and basipodite, respectively.
This was based upon the microscopic observation of the integumental morphogenesis of the
dactylopodite and the propodite from a freshly cut pereiopod.
The funnel canal organs at the ends of the
dactylopodites must be silent for the animal to swim, whereas their rhythmic firing in walking is used for step regulation (Libersat et al., 1987).
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