10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CTENIDIA»
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The Mollusks: A Guide to Their Study, Collection, and ...
The ctenidia (gills). Although the term gill is commonly used, this refers to a
respiratory organ in a strict sense. The basal molluscan ctenidium, however, is a
ventilation organ, which may acquire a secondary function for gas exchange (e.g.
, ...
Charles F. Sturm, Timothy A. Pearce, Ángel Valdés, 2006
2
Advances in Polychaete Research
of the median antenna, the tentacular parapodia, and the prostomium (auricles,
ctenidia. stylodes, inner tentacular lobes, inner tentacular sheaths, tentacular
lamellae, and tentacular ridges), appendages of the lateral lips (ctenidia and
labial ...
Elin Sigvaldadottir, Andrew S.Y. Mackie, Gudmundur V. Helgason, 2003
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Modern Text Book of Zoology: Invertebrates
B. Branchial or Ctenidial Respiration [I] True gills or ctenidia Most of the molluscs
are aquatic and respire by means of gills or ctenidia. Gills are the most important
of all the pallial organs in Mollusca. They serve a vital role in the economy of ...
4
Evolution of the Insects
It did not have the long, stiff setae typical of fleas, large hind legs or coxae, nor
even any structures like ctenidia that would suggest it was ectopara- sitic. Far
more intriguing and beautifully preserved, though, is Tarwinia (Figures 12.19,
12.20), ...
David Grimaldi, Michael S. Engel, 2005
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Assembling the Tree of Life
... Large, elongate, Large ventral Shallow (deep in groove around foot
embayment groove around surrounds extends length embayment advanced taxa
), foot entire of animal anterior embayment animal inside shell Ctenidia 5–60
pairs Absent ...
Joel Cracraft Curator of Ornithology American Museum of Natural History, the Herbarium Michael J. Donoghue Curator, Peabody Museum of Natural History Yale University, 2004
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United States Geological Survey Professional Paper
In gastropods, it is primarily a respiratory chamber housing the ctenidia (gills) and
the associated osphradia and hypobranchial glands, which together form a
functional unit (Yonge, 1947). The osphradia, which are situated near the
entrance ...
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Geological Survey Professional Paper
In gastropods, it is primarily a respiratory chamber housing the ctenidia (gills) and
the associated osphradia and hypobranchial glands, which together form a
functional unit (Yonge, 1947). The osphradia, which are situated near the
entrance ...
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Intertidal Invertebrates of California
The ctenidia continue to function also as respiratory organs. Although most
bivalves are relatively sedentary, some can use their muscular foot to burrow
actively into mud or sand, and in others the foot anchors the body during boring
into wood ...
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Ecology and Classification of North American Freshwater ...
species possessing siphons (including unionoids of the families Iridinidae and
Hyriidae)[197], the diaphragm dividing the infrabranchial space from the
suprabranchial space is formed by both the ctenidia and the mantle. It is a
complete ...
James H. Thorp, Alan P. Covich, 2010
Primitively these structures were probably simple projections of the epithelium of
mantle but in most present molluscs these projections called as ctenidia. The
ctenidia are greatly modified in the direction of increase in surface area and
greater ...
D.R. Khanna, P. R. Yadav, 2004
2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CTENIDIA»
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ctenidia is used in the context of the following news items.
Take This Shell and Shove It: The Mollusk That Became a Worm
Some possess characteristic molluskan gills called ctenidia. But -- no shell. So are aplacophorans super-primitive molluscs that first appeared ... «Scientific American, Dec 12»
Giant Prehistoric Fossilized Fleas Found From Mesozoic Era Of China
In this study, the fossil fleas had long, piercing siphonate mouthparts; and long legs armed with various comb-like structures called ctenidia. «Asian Scientist Magazine, Mar 12»
