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Lobster
(
Homarus americanus
)
Internal anatomy of the lobster from a lateral point a view. Organs along a sagittal cut from the tail to the head: anus, main muscle, intestine, dorsal artery, ventral nerve cord, ventral artery, gonad (reproductive organ), heart, digestive gland, stomach, gills, mouth, brain and the
Footnote
*
nephridiopore.
External anatomy of the lobster from a lateral point of view. From tail to head: telson, abdomen (6 segments), pleopods (swimming legs), carapace, pereiopods (walking legs), cheliped (claws), eye, maxillipeds (feeding legs), antennules and antennae.
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Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat (CSAS) publications
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Date modified:
2024-04-29