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appendage which is
modified to ****ist in
feeding is
known as a
maxilliped or
gnathopod.[citation needed] In
annelids lateral protrusions from the body are called...
- The
first two
pairs are
modified into
raptorial appendages known as
gnathopods.
These are used for
feeding and defense, as well as locomotion. The third...
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equal foot. In a few species, the
front pair are
modified into
gnathopods with clawed,
gripping terminal segments. The
pereopods are not used in...
- preco****tory
guarding behavior in
which males will
grasp a
female with
their gnathopods (enlarged
appendages used for feeding) and
carry the
female held against...
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grasping appendages known as
gnathopods. They
somewhat resemble the arms of
praying mantises. The
segments of the
gnathopods can be
divided into two parts...
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limbs on the thorax; a
small pair of maxillipeds, a pair of
large clawed gnathopods, and a pair of
pereiopods adapted for
burrowing into the mud. The remaining...
- tooth-like
projections on
their dorsal plates, as well as
specialized gnathopods for
grabbing prey.
Pleustid amphipods typically measure between 2–30 millimetres...
- and
thorax are more
plump than the abdomen,
especially in females. The
gnathopods are simple. It has
filiform antennae which are very
short in
females and...
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other gammarid species as
their peduncle,
flagellum of antennae, and
gnathopods have
short bristles rather than long ones.
Males average 16 mm in length...
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thoracic segments bear
maxillipeds and
gnathopods (feeding appendages) respectively, the
third bears gnathopods, and the sixth,
seventh and
eighth bear...
