biocellate

(baɪˈɒsɪˌleɪt; ˌbaɪəʊˈsɛlɪt)

adj

(Biology) (of animals and plants) marked with two eyelike spots or ocelli

[C19: from bi-¹ + ocellate, from Latin ocellus, diminutive of oculus eye]

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References in periodicals archive

Eggs 45-68 (60 [+ or -] 8; n = 9) long, 24-35 (28 [+ or -] 3; n = 9) wide, most containing biocellate larvae.

Here, however, only the eggs near the metraterm contained biocellate larvae, in contrast with the illustrations presented in the previous studies (Siddiqi and Cable, 1960; Hendrix and Overstreet, 1977; Bray, 1984), which depicted most of the eggs containing biocellate larvae.

Cotylogaster basiri Siddiqi & cable, 1960 (Aspidobothrea: Aspidogastridae) in Pogonias cromis (Linnaeus, 1766) (perciformes: sciaenidae): first report from Brazil/ Cotylogaster basiri Siddiqi & Cable, 1960 (Aspidobothrea: Aspidogastridae) em Pogonias cromis (Linnaeus, 1766) (Perciformes: Sciaenidae): primeiro registro para o Brasil

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