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Definition of Limulus polyphemus

Limulus polyphemus
Limulus Lim"u*lus (l[i^]m"[-u]*l[u^]s), n.; pl. Limuli (-l[imac]). [L., dim. of limus sidelong, askance.] (Zo["o]l.) The only existing genus of Merostomata. It includes only a few species from the East Indies, and one (Limulus polyphemus) from the Atlantic coast of North America. Called also Molucca crab, king crab, horseshoe crab, and horsefoot.

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- The Atlantic horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus), also known as the American horseshoe crab, is a species of horseshoe crab, a kind of marine and brackish...
- Limulus is a genus of horseshoe crab, with one extant species, the Atlantic horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus). One fossil species is currently ****igned...
- Limulus amebocyte lysate (LAL) is an aqueous extract of motile blood cells (amebocytes) from the Atlantic horseshoe crab Limulus polyphemus. LAL reacts...
- rotundicauda, the mangrove horseshoe crab, found in South and Southeast Asia Limulus polyphemus, the Atlantic or American horseshoe crab, found along the Atlantic...
- Antheraea polyphemus, or Polyphemus moth, a giant silk moth of North America Polyphemus (crustacean), a genus of cladocerans Limulus polyphemus, the Atlantic...
- tridentatus and Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda. The fourth living species, Limulus polyphemus, is found in the Americas. T. gigas is found in tropical South and...
- Developmental ecology of the American horseshoe crab Limulus polyphemus Metamorphosis of Limulus Polyphemus Trilobite Larvae: Role of Chemical and Structural...
- Scholtz, G. (2003). "Development of the nervous system in the "head" of Limulus polyphemus (Chelicerata: Xiphosura): Morphological evidence for a correspondence...
- prolate-to-fusiform shape. Limulus amebocyte lysate, an aqueous extract of amebocytes from the Atlantic horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus), is commonly used...
- most studied cartilage in arthropods is the branchial cartilage of Limulus polyphemus. It is a vesicular cell-rich cartilage due to the large, spherical...