- The
decapod (crustaceans such as a crab, lobster,
shrimp or prawn) is made up of 20 body
segments grouped into two main body parts: the
cephalothorax and...
-
always in
possession of some
either smooth or
modified spiniform setae.
Pereopod 2
carpopropodus multisegmented.
Uropodal endopod with
spiniform setae on...
- have in
common the
functionalities of
their five
pairs of legs,
called pereopods: the
first and
anteriormost set are
chelipeds whose right side is generally...
-
Materials are held
between the
propodi and
dactyl of this
pereopod. In some species, the same
pereopod also has a
small subchelate digit at its end
which is...
-
pairs of
thoracic appendages are
biramous (branching)
limbs known as
pereopods, and are used for swimming, as well as for
wafting water towards the maxillipeds...
- The
seven free
segments of the
thorax each bear a pair of
unbranched pereopods (limbs). In most
species these are used for
locomotion and are of much...
- AM. A)
maxilliped 1 endopod, posterior; B)
maxilliped 2, anterior; C)
pereopod 1 endopod, anterior.
Scales (mm): 1.0.
Scientific classification Domain:...
-
function as mouthparts. Each
pereonite has a pair of
appendages known as
pereopods. The
first two
pairs are
modified into
raptorial appendages known as gnathopods...
- pair of spines. The
first antenna is
small to
moderate in size. The
first pereopod has a
brush of many long
setae terminally on the dactyl. In males, the...
- spiny, are
tapering and even
longer than the body. The
first walking leg (
pereopod) is
provided with
subchela (the
distal end of a limb
developed as a prehensile...
