pseudotrachea

pseudotrachea
pseu·do·trachea

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  • pseudotrachea — n. [Gr. pseudos, false; tracheia, windpipe] 1. A trachea like structure. 2. (ARTHROPODA: Crustacea) In terrestrial Isopoda, a respiratory structure developed in the pleopods for air breathing. 3. (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) In Diptera, small,… …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • pseudotrachea — Aerial gas exchange organs found in terrestrial isopods [Brusca and Brusca, 2002]. Air sacs used for gas exchange in most terrestrial oniscidean isopods [Brusca and Brusca, 2002]. Respiratory structure developed in pleopods of some Isopoda for… …   Crustacea glossary

  • pseudotrachea — …   Useful english dictionary

  • Insect morphology — Legend of body parts Tagmata : A Head, B Thorax, C Abdomen. 1. antenna 2. ocelli (lower) 3. ocelli (upper) 4. compound eye 5. brain (cerebral ganglia) 6. prothorax …   Wikipedia

  • Invertebrate trachea — Many terrestrial arthropods have evolved a closed respiratory system composed of spiracles, tracheae, and tracheoles to transport metabolic gasses to and from tissue. Some terrestrial woodlice have evolved pseudotrachea, a system which is also… …   Wikipedia

  • Stomotheca — is the term applied to the feeding apparatus in front of the mouth of harvestmen, and sometimes the related scorpions. Usually it consists of the epistome (labrum), two pairs of coxapophyses (endites, maxillary lobes) and often a labium.[1] The… …   Wikipedia

  • subclypeal tube — see pseudotrachea …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • tracheate — (Order Isopoda): Bearing tubular respiratory trachea (more correctly pseudotrachea) on pleopods, as in Oniscidea [Kensley and Schotte, 1989] …   Crustacea glossary

  • pseudotracheal — adjective see pseudotrachea …   Useful english dictionary

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