Crayfish (with labels)
Title
Crayfish (with labels)
Subject
Decapoda (Crustacea) -- physiology
Crayfish
Dissection
Description
Ten photographs of crayfish in various stages of dissection, with various body parts labeled.
Image 1: Crayfish - Dorsal View
- antenna
- antennule
- rostrum
- eye
- cervical groove
- carapace
- uropod
- telson
- abdomen
- legs 2-5
- chelipod
Image 2: Crayfish - Ventral View (Male)
- antenna
- antennule
- eye
- 3rd maxilliped
- mandible
- wlaking legs 2-5
- sternum
- anus
- telson
- uropod
- swimmerets 1-5
- opening of green gland
- cheliped ('leg' 1)
Image 3: Side View
- antenna
- antennle
- rostrum
- cephalothorax
- abdominal somites 2-6
- telson
- uropod
- swimmerets
- walking legs
- cervical groove
- eye
- cheliped
Image 4: Crayfish - Cheliped (1st 'eg', Claw = Chela)
- dactylopodite
- propodite
- carpopodite
Image 5: Crayfish - Mouth Appendages
- opening of green gland
- eye
- 3rd maxilliped
- 1st maxilliped
- 2nd maxilliped
- mandible
- antenna
Image 6: Crayfish - 2nd Walking Leg (Close Up)
Image 7: Crayfish - Ventral Abdomen (Female)
- uropod
- telson
- anus
- swimmerets
Image 8: Crayfish - Internal Features
- cardiac stomach
- digestive gland (liver)
- midgut
- flexor muscles
- ventral nerve cord
- green gland
Image 9: Crayfish - Internal Features (Dorsal View)
- anterior gastric muscle
- mandibular muscle
- digestive gland
- gills
- pyloric muscle
- green gland
Image 10: Crayfish - Mouth Appendages
- left side 1st and 2nd maxilla
- mandible
- 1st-3rd maxilliped
Image 1: Crayfish - Dorsal View
- antenna
- antennule
- rostrum
- eye
- cervical groove
- carapace
- uropod
- telson
- abdomen
- legs 2-5
- chelipod
Image 2: Crayfish - Ventral View (Male)
- antenna
- antennule
- eye
- 3rd maxilliped
- mandible
- wlaking legs 2-5
- sternum
- anus
- telson
- uropod
- swimmerets 1-5
- opening of green gland
- cheliped ('leg' 1)
Image 3: Side View
- antenna
- antennle
- rostrum
- cephalothorax
- abdominal somites 2-6
- telson
- uropod
- swimmerets
- walking legs
- cervical groove
- eye
- cheliped
Image 4: Crayfish - Cheliped (1st 'eg', Claw = Chela)
- dactylopodite
- propodite
- carpopodite
Image 5: Crayfish - Mouth Appendages
- opening of green gland
- eye
- 3rd maxilliped
- 1st maxilliped
- 2nd maxilliped
- mandible
- antenna
Image 6: Crayfish - 2nd Walking Leg (Close Up)
Image 7: Crayfish - Ventral Abdomen (Female)
- uropod
- telson
- anus
- swimmerets
Image 8: Crayfish - Internal Features
- cardiac stomach
- digestive gland (liver)
- midgut
- flexor muscles
- ventral nerve cord
- green gland
Image 9: Crayfish - Internal Features (Dorsal View)
- anterior gastric muscle
- mandibular muscle
- digestive gland
- gills
- pyloric muscle
- green gland
Image 10: Crayfish - Mouth Appendages
- left side 1st and 2nd maxilla
- mandible
- 1st-3rd maxilliped
Source
State University of New York at Buffalo. Department of Biological Sciences
Publisher
State University of New York at Buffalo. University Libraries
Date
2005-10-04
Rights
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Format
image/jpeg
Type
Image
Identifier
Crayfish11D
Crayfish03D
Crayfish08D
Crayfish12D
Crayfish17D
Crayfish23D
Crayfish26D
Crayfish33D
Crayfish42D
Crayfish54D
Is Part Of
Evolutionary Biology Digital Dissection Collections. BIO-001
Citation
“Crayfish (with labels),” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed November 13, 2025, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/items/show/4215.