ANTENNULE

antennule: translation

n. [L. dim. antenna, feeler]

(ARTHROPODA: Crustacea)

The first antenna; anteriormost appendage, primarily sensory in function, but often adapted for other functions in different species; derived from appendages on the primitive second preoral somite; homologous to antennae of insects; see antenna.

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ANTENODAL →← ANTENNULAR SCALE

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ANTENNULE

antennule: translationFirst cephalic appendage, usually with peduncle of three articles and two multiarticulate flagella (sometimes antenna 1) [Poore, ... смотреть