- pseudotrachea
- pseu·do·trachea
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pseudotrachea
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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
