Crustacea glossary

MANDIBLE BODY

mandible body: translation

Inflated base (coxa) of mandible providing for attachment of mandibular muscles. (Syn. body of mandible, corpus mandibulae) [Moore and McCormick, 1969].
Inflated base of mandible for attachment of mandibular muscles. (Syn. corpus mandibulae) [McLaughlin, 1980].