Crustacea glossary

MANDIBULAR PALP

mandibular palp: translation

A small, inwardly curved, segmented, flattened endite on the dorsal face of the mandible [Ingle, 1983].
Distal articulated part of mandible that functions as aid in feeding or cleaning [Moore and McCormick, 1969].
Distal articulated part of mandible used in feeding or cleaning [McLaughlin, 1980].
One-to-three-segmented endopod attached laterally to the masticatory part of the mandible [Perez Farfante and Kensley, 1997].
(Subclass Cirripedia):
() [Anderson, 1980].
Balanus trigonus:oral cone, posterior view; and oral cone, lefft lateral view. [Anderson, 1980]

  1. mandibular palp—mandibular palp translation . ARTHROPODA Crustacea In Cirripedia distally articulated part of the mandible functioning in feeding or cleaning in Acrothoracica associated...Dictionary of invertebrate zoology