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One of the mouth appendages of Crustacea, situated next behind the maxillæ. Crabs have three pairs, but many of the lower Crustacea have but one pair of them. Called also jawfoot, and foot jaw.

The internal or principal branch of the locomotive appendages of Crustacea. See Maxilliped.

The outer branch of the legs in certain Crustacea. See Maxilliped.

stacean, esp. the terminal ortion of the antennæ and the epipodite of the maxilipeds. See Maxilliped.

one of the mouth appendages of the Arthropoda. They are known as mandibles, maxillæ, and maxillipeds.

A gnathopodite or maxilliped. See Maxilliped.

age of a crustacean, when modified wholly, or in part, to serve as a jaw, esp. one of the maxillipeds.

One of a pair of broad plates, developed from the outer maxillipeds of crabs, and forming a cover for the other mouth organs.

See Maxilliped.

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.…

Crustacea, some writers include under the term thorax only the three segments bearing the maxillipeds; others include also the five segments bearing the legs. See Illust. in Appendix.