maxilliped

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maxilliped

(măk-sĭl′ə-pĕd′)

One of a set of three paired appendages on the thorax of a decapod crustacean, located just posterior to the maxillae and used in feeding.

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Zoeae rapidly beat their maxillipeds to swim and generate feeding currents (Foxon, 1934), and efficient locomotion relates to the size and cross-sectional area of maxillipeds and attached setae (Chia et al., 1984).

Morphological Variability Among Broods of First-Stage Blue Crab (Callinectes sapidus) Zoeae

politus has a third maxilliped with a minute dactylus inserted subdistally on the ventral margin of propodus (Figs.

Taxonomy of Pinnotheres bipunctatus Nicolet, 1849 with a distributional checklist of the Pinnotheridae of Chile and Peru, and a list of the Crustacea described by Hercule Nicolet in the Atlas of the Physical and Political History of Chile

To detect this chemical, however, the robot had to draw the released chemical to its sensors with the help of the water currents generated with the maxilliped arms.

Compact Surface Plasmon Resonance Sensor for Underwater Chemical Sensing Robot

First maxilliped. A difference occurs in the length of setae on the exopod.

A scanning electron microscopic study on the appendage morphology of Astacus leptodactylus (Eschscholtz, 1823) and Pacifastacus leniusculus (Dana, 1852) (Crustacea: Decapoda: Astacoidea)/ Estudio en microscopio electronico de barrido sobre el apendice morfologico del Astacus leptodactylus (Eschscholtz, 1823) y Pacifastacus leniusculus (Dana, 1852) (Crustacea: Decapoda: Astacoidea)

Second Maxilliped (Figure 2e): Endopod 5-segmented, distal segment ending in 1 strong distal and 2 sub-distal spines, sub-distal segment rounded distally with long serrulate setae; exopod absent.

The early phyllosoma stages of spiny lobster Panulirus echinatus Smith, 1869 (Decapoda: Palinuridae) reared in the laboratory/Os primeiros estagios de filosoma da lagosta Panulirus echinatus (Decapoda: Palinuridae) cultivados em laboratorio

The stomodeum is also clearly visible, and there is an initial differentiation of the mandibules, maxillules, maxillae, and maxilliped primordia.

Embryonic Development in the Peppermint Shrimp, Lysmata boggessi (Caridea: Lysmatidae)

Sewell's (1940) and Ummerkutty's (1960) descriptions of the armature complement of the mandible, maxillule, maxilla and maxilliped lack the necessary detail and comparison with the new species presented herein could cause confusion.

A new species of Tisbintra (Harpacticoida, Tisbidae), and range extension for Geehydrosoma brevipodum (Harpacticoida, Cletodidae) from northern Colombia/Una nueva especie de Tisbintra (Harpacticoida, Tisbidae), y ampliacion de ambito de distribucion de Geehydrosoma brevipodum (Harpacticoida, Cletodidae) del norte de Colombia

Maxilliped base with 3 distal setae longer than endites.

A new polymorphic species of Leptochelia (Crustacea: Tanaidacea) from Guinea Bissau, West Africa, with comments on genetic variation within Leptochelia

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 Williams & Rona and Chorocaris Martin & Hessler (Crustacea: Decapoda: Caridea: Alvinocarididae)

alata Campos 1989, but can be distinguished from it by smooth upper margin of third maxilliped merus, the size and shape of apex of first gonopod, and the internal lobe or papilla of spermatic channel, which is concave, raised, with ends with minute papillae or rounded tubercles.

Dos nuevas especies de cangrejos de agua dulce (Brachyura: Pseudothelphusidae) de la Serrania de Los Paraguas, Cordillera Occidental de Colombia

ae: antennule; aa: antenna; ma: maxilla; md: maxilliped; me: maxillule; os: oral sucker; ro: rostrum; (D) Adult male, dorsal view.

Planktonic Phases in Symbiotic Copepods: a Review

Other abbreviations used include: MZUCR: Museo de Zoologia, Universidad de Costa Rica; SDNH: San Diego Natural History, California, USA; CL: carapace length; CW: carapace wide; MXP3: third maxilliped; P1: pereopod 1 (cheliped), P2-P5: pereopods 2-5 (walking legs 1-4).

Austinotheres angelicus (Lockington, 1877): nombre correcto para el cangrejo simbiotico Juxtafabia muliniarum sensu Cabrera-Pena et al