ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD EPIPHRAGM
Via New Latin from Greek epiphragma a lid, from epiphrassein, from epi- + phrassein to place in an enclosure.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EPIPHRAGM»
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The Mollusks: A Guide to Their Study, Collection, and ...
In some forest snails, the epiphragm may simply be a thin membrane-like layer of
mucus, while during dry seasons, snails that live in arid regions may form an
epiphragm having calcium carbonate in it and being almost as hard as the shell ...
Charles F. Sturm, Timothy A. Pearce, Ángel Valdés,
2006
TABLE IV The effect of the epiphragm upon water loss from inactive Helix
aspersa (Machin, I962) 90 h 24 h 41 h Mean wt. loss wt. loss wt. loss wt. loss (mg/
24 11) (mg/24 h) (mg/24 11) (mg/24 h) Shell filled with distilled 245 252 247 248
water ...
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Biological Adhesive Systems: From Nature to Technical and ...
4.2 The glands from the epiphragm-secreting region of the mantle collar of H.
aspersa. Mucus-gland type A contains a reticular material that stains positively for
acid mucopolysaccharides. Mucus-gland type B is similar, but less abundant and
...
Dr. D. Fac. of Life Science von University of Vienna, Ingo Grunwald,
2011
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Problem of Land Snail Pests in Agriculture: A Study of the ...
4.5: The snail gelling ready for hibernation — muscular parts of the body
withdrawn within the shell before secreting epiphragm Epiphragm Formation
Raut and Ghose (1984) have studied the process of epiphragm formation mA.
fulica in detail.
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The Natural History of Some Common Animals
composed of organic and calcareous matter. When the animal is about to form
the epiphragm it retires within the shell and exudes from the collar of the mantle a
quantity of mucus charged with calcareous matter. With this the mouth of the shell
...
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The Moss Flora of Britain and Ireland
Setae yellowish green, 8-10mm long; capsules ovate-ellipsoid to ellipsoid,
straight or slightly curved, smooth or striate when dry and empty, epiphragm
lacking; peri- stome teeth rudimentary, to 80 um long; spores 22-28 um. Capsules
common ...
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The Macrofungus Flora of China's Guangdong Province
Basidiocarp small to medium, sessile, cupulate, campanulate or depressed-
spherical, composed of one to four layers; the apex closed by an epiphragm, or
dehiscing irregularly. Gleba forming a glutinous peridiole at early stage, or
divided into ...
Zhishu Bi, Zheng Guoyang, Li Taihui,
1993
winter under projecting rocks high upon the bluffs of the South Platte River. In the
tropics the process of aestivation is analogous to hibernation, but there is not so
complete a cessation of the functions. The same epiphragm is made, and the ...
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The Boston Journal of Natural History
Having kept a large number of this species in confinement, I have frequently had
an opportunity of noticing the manner in which the epiphragm is formed, which
does not appear to me t0'have been heretofore correctly described. The collar of
...
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British Basidiomycetae: A Handbook to the Larger British Fungi
Peridium globose, then campanulate, or shortly cylindrical, sessile, consisting of
two layers, and closed by a membranaceous epiphragm at the apex, which is
finally ruptured. Peridiola lenticular, compressed, biconvex, numerous, attached
by ...
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How To Build Little Doors Inside Your Shell: The Secrets of Snail …
Snail scholars call this door an "epiphragm." Depending on the species and the harshness of the winter, a snail might make it thick or thin, or in ... «NPR, Sep 13»
Snails Survive Being Eaten by Birds—A Mystery
... to seal their shells' opening with a mucus film called the epiphragm. ... aperture and epiphragm would prevent inflow of digestive fluids," he ... «National Geographic, Jul 11»