cardiopyloric
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cardiopyloric valve — (Order Decapoda): In digestive tract, valve like structure between anterior cardiac stomach and posterior pyloric stomach [Stachowitsch, 1992]. (Order Euphausiacea): In digestive tract, valve like structure between anterior cardiac stomach and… … Crustacea glossary
cardiac stomach — Anterior region of the decapod foregut [Brusca and Brusca, 2002]. (Order Decapoda): Anterior and larger cuticle lined division of stomach; separated from smaller posterior pyloric stomach by cardiopyloric valve and characterized by variously… … Crustacea glossary
pyloric stomach — Posterior region of the decapod foregut [Brusca and Brusca, 2002]. (Order Decapoda): Posterior and smaller division of stomach; separated from large anterior cardiac stomach by cardiopyloric valve. Characterized by highly folded, setose walls… … Crustacea glossary