- eyes is
called the rostrum.
first pleopods second pleopods third pleopods fourth pleopods fifth pleopods uropods Pleopods (also
called swimmerets) are primarily...
-
second pair of
pleopods, and
sometimes also the first, are
modified for use in
transferring sperm. The
endopods (inner
branches of the
pleopods) are modified...
- the
fertilised eggs are
incubated by the female, and
remain stuck to the
pleopods (swimming legs)
until the zoea
larvae are
ready to hatch. It is this characteristic...
- the
vestige of the
fourth pereiopod in the
larvae of Lucifer, and some
pleopods in
certain Anomura and crabs. In a more
extreme example, the Sacculina...
- bottom. N****ns
generally have
powerful tails and
appendages (e.g. fins,
pleopods,
flippers or jet propulsion) that make them
strong enough swimmers to counter...
- ****top****s (sperm packets) into the female's
seminal receptacle using his
first pleopods; the
female may
store the
sperm for up to 15 months. The
female releases...
- rami
which is
present in many groups. The
abdomen in
malacostracans bears pleopods, and ends in a telson,
which bears the ****, and is
often flanked by uropods...
-
allow the body to roll up inwards. To roll up, they have
muscles called pleopods that
contract the
abdominal tergites inwards. The diet of pill bugs is...
-
There are five more
pairs of
appendages on the abdomen. They are
called pleopods.
There is one
final pair
called uropods, which, with the telson, form the...
-
rounded abdomen. This is
because female crabs brood fertilised eggs on
their pleopods.
Crabs attract a mate
through chemical (pheromones), visual, acoustic,...
