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stomapoda

stomapoda


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  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Stomapoda  \Sto*map"o*da\,  n.  pl  [NL.  See  {Stoma},  and  {-poda}.] 
  (Zo["o]l.) 
  An  order  of  Crustacea  including  the  squillas.  The  maxillipeds 
  are  leglike  in  form  and  the  large  claws  are  comblike  They 
  have  a  large  and  elongated  abdomen,  which  contains  a  part  of 
  the  stomach  and  heart;  the  abdominal  appendages  are  large 
  and  bear  the  gills.  Called  also  {Gastrula},  {Stomatopoda}, 
  and  {Squilloidea}.