Bands : Stripes

Barbed : Having thread like structure

Barely discernable : Not visible

Bifurcate : Forked

Blotches : Discoloured mark

Branchiostegal groove: Groove separating branchial region and antennal and hepatic regions

Branchiostegal spine : Spine on anterior edge of carapace or near it, immediately below branchiostegal groove

Branchiostegite : Expanded lateral portion of carapace forming gill cover

Bristles : Stiff hairs

Bulbous capitulum : Globular, Knob like swelling

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