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Ultrastructure of the pereopodal dactyls in the family Phronimidae Dana, 1852 (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Hyperiidea) |
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| Abstract: | Species of the Phronimidae were studied for the micromorphology of their pereopods. Novel structures were found on the dactyls and are described in detail. A hypothesis is advanced that these structures serve also for external digestion and absorption of the tissues of their gelatinous plankton hosts. |
| Keywords: | Amphipoda Hyperiidea Phronimidae dactylar microstructure feeding |