parapodium
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parapodia
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any of the paired unjointed lateral appendages of polychaete worms, used in locomotion, respiration, etc
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any of various similar appendages of other invertebrates, esp certain molluscs
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The reduction of the outgrowth-bearing “corm” of the parapodium of either a Chaetopod or an Arthropod to a simple cylindrical stump, devoid of outgrowths, is brought about when mechanical conditions favour such a shape.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" by Various
The dorsal surface of the kidney extends to the left beyond the shell-chamber beneath the skin in the space between the shell-chamber and the left parapodium.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" by Various
Naturally, it is among the free living forms that the parapodium is best developed, and least developed among the tubicolous Polychaeta.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7 "Cerargyrite" to "Charing Cross" by Various
The parapodium is represented with its neural or ventral surface uppermost.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" by Various
The notopodium may be rudimentary or absent and the entire parapodium reduced to the merest ridge or even completely unrepresented.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7 "Cerargyrite" to "Charing Cross" by Various
The worm, named Pectinereis strickrotti, has an elongated body that is flanked by a row of feathery, gill-tipped appendages called parapodia on either side, and Rouse said its sinuous swimming reminded him of a snake.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 6, 2024
They have elongated bodies with rows of bristled parapodia on their sides and a hidden set of pincer-shaped jaws that can be extruded for feeding.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 6, 2024
Second, its parapodia are covered in gills, while most ragworms absorb oxygen through their parapodia without the aid of true gills.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 6, 2024
Polychaete worms have paired, unjointed limbs called parapodia on each segment used for locomotion and breathing.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 25, 2013
It is remarkable for its simplicity of structure and want of parapodia.
From The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary Section P and Q by Project Gutenberg
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