Meaning of "opisthobranch" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD OPISTHOBRANCH

Via New Latin from Greek opisthen behind + -branch.

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PRONUNCIATION OF OPISTHOBRANCH

opisthobranch  [əˈpɪsθəˌbræŋk]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OPISTHOBRANCH

Opisthobranch is a noun.

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WHAT DOES OPISTHOBRANCH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Opisthobranchia

Opisthobranchs /ɵˈpɪsθəbræŋks/ are a large and diverse group of specialized complex marine gastropods previously united under Opisthobranchia within the Heterobranchia, but no longer considered to represent a monophyletic grouping. Euopisthobranchia is a revised collection of opisthobranchs that is monophyletic, but this group leaves out some "traditional" opisthobranchs. The Opisthobranchia includes a number of species in the order Cephalaspidea, the sacoglossans, the anaspidean sea hares, the pelagic sea angels, the sea butterflies, and many families of Nudibranchia. Opisthobranch means "gills behind" of the heart. In contrast, Prosobranch means gills in front. Opisthobranchs are characterized by two pairs of tentacles and a single gill behind and to the right of the heart. Opisthobranchia are known from as early as the Carboniferous. Bullina lineata...

Definition of opisthobranch in the English dictionary

The definition of opisthobranch in the dictionary is any marine gastropod of the class Opisthobranchia, in which the shell is reduced or absent: includes the pteropods, sea hares, and nudibranchs.

TRANSLATION OF OPISTHOBRANCH

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OPISTHOBRANCH»

Discover the use of opisthobranch in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to opisthobranch and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Current Organic Chemistry

Marine. Opisthobranch. Molluscs: Chemistry. and. Ecology. in. Sacoglossans. and. Dorids. Guido. Cimino*,. Angelo. Fontana. and. Margherita. Gavagnin. Istituto per la Chimica di Molecole di Interesse BiologicoJ CNR, Via Toiano, 6, 80072 ...

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Oceanography and Marine Biology: An Annual Review

OPISTHOBRANCH. MOLLUSCS. —. FROM. HISTOLOGY. TO. ECOLOGY. HEIKE WÄGELE1, MANUEL BALLESTEROS2 & CONXITA AVILA3 1Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität, Institut für Evolutionsbiologie, An der Immenburg 1, ...

R. N. Gibson, R. J. A. Atkinson, J. D. M. Gordon, 2006

Molluscs: From Chemo-ecological Study to Biotechnological ...

6.3 Opisthobranch Secondary Metabolites Opisthobranch molluscs are almost exclusively marine and there are no terrestrial opisthobranch species. Only one or two opisthobranch species could be considered to be freshwater (Smith and ...

Guido Cimino, Margherita Gavagnin, 2007

New Zealand Journal of Zoology

From information provided by the above literature it might seem logical to conclude that the gymno- morph/systellommatophoran slugs had their phylo- genetic roots somewhere near the opisthobranch- pulmonate dichotomy, assuming (as ...

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Phylogeny and Evolution of the Mollusca

which occurs in several opisthobranch and probably pulmonate groups, and (3) the medio- dorsal bodies"-, which are typical of pulmonates, have been detected in at least one member of the Acochlidoidea (Sommerfeldt and Schrodl 2005).

W. F. Ponder, David R. Lindberg, 2008

The Evolution of Primary Sexual Characters in Animals

Ghiselin, M.T. 1963. On the functional and comparative anatomy of Runcina setoensis Baba, an opisthobranch gastropod. Publications of the Seto Marine Biological Laboratory 11: 389–398. Ghiselin, M.T. 1964. Reproductive Function and the ...

Janet Leonard, Alex Cordoba-Aguilar, 2010

The Light and Smith Manual: Intertidal Invertebrates from ...

Observations on the opisthobranch mollusks of Punta Gorda, California, with notes on the distribution and biology of Crtmora coneja. Veliger 29: 267-273. Goddard, J. H. R. 1990. Additional opisthobranch mollusks from Oregon, with a review ...

Sol Felty Light, James T. Carlton, 2007

Marine Biodiversity of Costa Rica, Central America

Thompson T (1976) Biology of Opisthobranch Molluscs I. Ray Society, London, 206 p 113. Thompson T (1977) Jamaican opisthobranch molluscs I. J Moll Stud 43:93–140 114. Thompson T (1980) Jamaican opisthobranch molluscs II.

Ingo S. Wehrtmann, Jorge Cort©♭s, 2008

Intertidal Invertebrates of California

Navenones A-C: Trail-breaking alarm pheromones from the marine opisthobranch Navanax inermis. J. Amer. Chem. Soc. 99: 2367—68. Smallwood, W. M. 1904. The maturation, fertilization, and early cleavage of Haminea solitaria (Say). Bull.

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Encyclopedia of Tidepools and Rocky Shores

FIGURE 4 Elysia hedgepethi, a sacoglossan opisthobranch. Note the large parapodial lobes and the single set of paired rolled rhinophores on the head. Photograph by the author. FIGURE 5 Pleurobranchaea californica, a notaspidean  ...

Mark W. Denny, Steven Dean Gaines, 2007

3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OPISTHOBRANCH»

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Hoff remembered for her contributions

Together they studied the systematics and ecology of opisthobranch molluscs. Over the years the team published and presented more than 30 ... «Pacific Daily News, Jun 15»

Beyond the Surf: Local Diving

One of my favorite animals is the opisthobranch, an order of marine animals that include nudibranchs, some snails and other gastropods. «Easy Reader, Apr 14»

OC adventurer braves Arctic waters

Of particular interest was the pelagic opisthobranch, yes, a sea slug, Clione limacine, that lives in the water column. Its common name, Sea ... «OCRegister, Aug 11»