- endopleurite
- en·do·pleu·rite
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endopleurite
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Endopleurite — En do*pleu rite, n. [Endo + Gr. ? a rib.] (Zo[ o]l.) The portion of each apodeme developed from the interepimeral membrane in certain crustaceans. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
endopleurite — n. [Gr. endon, within; pleuron, side] 1. (ARTHROPODA) A sclerotized infolding between pleurites. 2. (ARTHROPODA: Crustacea) In Decapoda, a lateral apodeme of the endoskeleton … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
endopleurite — Lateral apodeme of endoskeleton in decapods [Moore and McCormick, 1969]. (Order Decapoda): In endoskeleton, one in a series of rigid structures projecting into body from lateral part (pleurite, epimeral fold) of exoskeleton. Serves also as site… … Crustacea glossary
endopleurite — … Useful english dictionary
head apodeme — Fused endopleurite and endosternite forming place for muscle attachment at anterior end of skeleton in Astacidea [Moore and McCormick, 1969]. Fused endopleurite and endosternite forming place for muscle attachment at anterior end of skeleton… … Crustacea glossary
head apodeme — (ARTHROPODA: Crustacea) In crayfish, fused endopleurite and endosternite forming an area for muscle attachment at the anterior end of the skeleton … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
lateral apodeme — see endopleurite … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
interpleurite — (Order Decapoda): Endopleurite, endosternite [Stachowitsch, 1992] … Crustacea glossary
endopleuritic — adjective see endopleurite … Useful english dictionary
