u4( 





CKUSTACEA 95 



modified. It consists of a strong, hollowed, unsegmented 

 body (protopodite) attached on its outer edge to the body 



& Antenna 



Cervical groove 

 ^^^.^^^^^racftto-caniiac 



Terga 



HANDIBIX 



MAXILLIPEDS 



FIG. 46. Nephrops. External characters of female. Below, the appendages 

 of the right side are shown (except the pereiopods). 



wall, and ending distally in a process bearing chitinous teeth. 

 Between this and a horizontal shelf is a cavity in which the 

 thickened front lip (labrum) is received, On the outer edge 



