basicerite

English

Etymology

Ancient Greek βάσις (básis, “base”) + κέρας (kéras, “horn”) + -ite.

Noun

basicerite (plural basicerites)

1. (zoology) The second joint of the antennae of crustaceans. [from 19th c.]
   • 1863 April, Wm. Stimpson, M. D., “On the Classification of the Brachyura, and on the Homologies of the Antennary Joints in Decapod Crustaceans”, in Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Ser. 3)‎^[1], volume 11, number 64:

     He considers the characters of the external antennae, particularly of their second joint (basicerite) of paramount importance […]

   • 1990, Mark K. Wicksten, “On the status of Alpheus barbara Lockington (Crustacea: Caridea: Alphedidae)”, in Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, volume 103, number 1:

     One of the major distinguishing features between A. barbara and A. clamator, the presence of a spine on the basicerite of the second antenna in the latter species, is inconsistent.

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