telson

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The terminal joint or movable piece at the end of the abdomen of Crustacea and other articulates. See Thoracostraca.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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The uropods and telson collectively form the tail fan; the uropods are not divided by a diaeresis, as they are in many other decapods. Source: Internet

The mouth is between segments two and three. citation The opisthosoma consists of twelve or fewer segments that originally formed two groups, a mesosoma of seven segments and a metasoma of five, terminating with a telson or spike. Source: Internet

The pleon (abdomen) is unsegmented in the first protozoea, and ends in a bilobed telson, which may be used for cleaning other appendages, or for steering. Source: Internet

The telson is flanked by a pair of long, thin caudal rami. Source: Internet

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