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12 Cards in this Set
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Mandibles
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which are modified mouth parts used to grind food and stuff it into the mouth opening
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Cheliped
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The first and largest pair is used in defense and attacking
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Walking legs
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Attached to the ventral side (belly) of the cephalothorax are five pairs
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Swimmerettes
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legs that are long and flexible in both m/f , additionally serving as attach points for fertile eggs, but that’s for females only.
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Male Claspers
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they function as sperm transporters
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Uropod
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The two fins on both sides of the Teleson
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Teleson-
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The exterior also includes a central tail fin
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Rostrum-
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The area between the eyes
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Cephalothorax-
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part were organs are
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Abdomen-
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bottem part were back legs (swimmerets) are
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Antenna
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possessing numerous sensory receptacles, e.g. smell, movement.
longer one |
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Antennules
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possessing numerous sensory receptacles, e.g. smell, movement.
shorter one |
