ctenidium
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ctenidia
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Origin of ctenidium
From New Latin, dating back to 1880–85; see origin at cteno-, -idium
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No ctenidium, pallial cavity transformed into a lung; aperture of shell circular; terrestrial.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" by Various
Shell external and conical; anterior tentacles form a frontal veil; ctenidium extending only over right side; a distinct osphradium.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" by Various
Mantle with two posterior appendages; ctenidium large and capable of protrusion from pallial cavity.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" by Various
No ctenidium, but a pulmonary cavity; heart with a single auricle, not traversed by the rectum.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" by Various
The position of the osphradium corresponds more or less closely with that of the vanished right ctenidium, with which it is normally associated.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" by Various
Respiration is facilitated by a pair of ctenidia, whereas excretion and osmoregulation are brought about by a pair of nephridia.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
They exchange gases using a pair of ctenidia, and excretion and osmoregulation are carried out by a pair of nephridia.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 25, 2013
In these, as in Patella, the typical ctenidia are aborted, and the branchial function is assumed by close-set lamelliform processes arranged in a series beneath the mantle-skirt on either side of the foot.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" by Various
Shell spiral; mantle and shell with an anterior fissure; two ctenidia; a horny operculum.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" by Various
Accordingly, the nerve-supply affords a means of testing the conclusion that we have in Lankester’s capito-pedal bodies the rudimentary ctenidia.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" by Various
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