FOOD GROOVE
food groove: translation
(Order Cladocera):
In filter-feeding water fleas, elongate median groove between bases of trunk appendages, passed anteriorly along food groove, and transferred to mouth [Stachowitsch, 1992].
(Order Notostraca):
Elongate median groove between thoracopod bases on ventral side of thorax. Food is trapped by thoracopods, passed anteriorly along food groove, and transferred to mouth [Stachowitsch, 1992].
(Order Diplostraca):
Elongate median groove between bases of trunk appendages. Food is trapped by trunk appendages, passed along food groove, and transferred to mouth [Stachowitsch, 1992].
(Order Anostraca):
Elongate median groove between thoracopod bases on ventral side of thorax. Food is trapped by thoracopods, passed anteriorly along food groove, and transferred to mouth [Stachowitsch, 1992].