scuta
Americannoun
noun
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Valves 5; carina with a truncated and crested base; scuta with strong internal umbonal teeth; terga with the basal point truncated, almost parallel to the occludent margin.
From A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. by Darwin, Charles
Description.—The capitulum is not much compressed, a horizontal section giving an oval figure; it is placed obliquely on the peduncle, the scuta descending lower than the terga and carina.
From A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. by Darwin, Charles
Basal margin nearly on a level with that of the scuta and with the basal points of the terga.
From A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. by Darwin, Charles
Var., with a row of square, dark-coloured marks on the scuta and terga. 1a.
From A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. by Darwin, Charles
The scuta, terga, and carina stand pretty close together; they are moderately thick, and are covered, in chief part, by yellowish-brown membrane, which is destitute of spines.
From A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. by Darwin, Charles
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