BASIOPHTHALMITE

basiophthalmite: translation

Proximal segment of eyestalk, articulating with distal segment (podophthalmite) which bears corneal surface of eye [Moore and McCormick, 1969].

Proximal segment of eyestalk, articulating with distal segment (podopthalmite) bearing corneal surface of eye [McLaughlin, 1980].

Proximal of typically two segments (basiophthalmite, podophthalmite) of eyestalk [Stachowitsch, 1992].

basiophthalmite: translation

n. [Gr. basis, base; ophthalmos, eye]

(ARTHROPODA: Crustacea)

The proximal segment of the eyestalk, that articulates with the distal segment (podophthalmite) bearing the corneal surface of the eye.