In crustaceans, the carapace functionsas a protective cover over the cephalothorax(i.e., the fused head and thorax, as distinct from the abdomen behind). Where it projects forward beyond the eyes, this projection is called a rostrum. The carapace is calcified to varying degrees in different ...
Instead, the posterior of the body tapers off bluntly and ends in a pair of uropodal rami (commonly known as the furca, although not homologous with the furca of other crustaceans). In the adult form, the head region contains four pairs of appendages that are used for swimming, walking,...
in soft-bottom areas of the R铆a de Arousa (Galicia, north-west Spain) was studied by analysis of... J Freire - 《Marine Biology》 被引量: 118发表: 1996年 Revision of Amydrocarcinus and Palaeograpsus (Decapoda: Brachyura: Xanthoidea) with definition of three new genera All species ...