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maxilliped

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maxilliped [mak′sil·ə‚ped]
(invertebrate zoology)
One of the three pairs of crustacean appendages immediately posterior to the maxillae.
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Maxilla and first maxilliped with dense covering of setae-like structure formed by bacterial colony on ventral surfaces of scaphognathite and caridean lobe, respectively (Fig.
Taxonomic review of the hydrothermal vent shrimp genera Rimicaris ... by Komai, Tomoyuki; Segonzac, Michel / Journal of Shellfish Research
Identification of species was based on the morphological characters of rostrum, carapace, branchiae, antennule, antenna, third maxilliped, pereiopods, pleopods, abdomen, telson, petasma, thelycum, and the colored pattern of the whole body based on keys and diagnoses available from the current literature.
Species and distribution of Penaeoid shrimps in Thailand by Tangkrock-Olan, Nongnud; Senanan, Wansuk; Panutrakul, Suwanna; Barnette, Praparsiri / Journal of Shellfish Research
Maxilliped rudiments are barely visible lateral to the tail.
Embryo development and morphometry in the blue king crab Paralithodes ... by Stevens, Bradley G. / Journal of Shellfish Research
 
 
 
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