Rhizocephala are derived barnacles that parasitise decapod crustaceans. Their bauplan is uniquely reduced in an extreme adaptation to their parasitic lifestyle, and makes their relationship to other barnacles unrecognisable in the adult form. The name `Rhizocephala` derives from the Greek roots ῥίζα (rhiza, `root`) and κεφαλή (cepha...
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• (n. pl.) A division of Pectostraca including saclike parasites of Crustacea. They adhere by rootlike extensions of the head. See Illusration in Appendix.
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(from the article `crustacean`) ...distorted by outgrowths of the gut and ovary, giving a bushlike appearance; males dwarfed, living in mantle cavities of females; marine; about 50 ...
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Rhi`zo·ceph'a·la noun plural [ New Latin , from Greek ......... root + ......... head.]
(Zoology) A division of Pectostraca including saclike parasites of Crustacea. They adhere by rootlike extensions of the head. See
Illusration in Appendix.
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