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ctenidium
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cte·nid·i·um  (t-nd-m)
n. pl. cte·nid·i·a (--) Zoology
A comblike structure, such as the respiratory apparatus of a mollusk or a row of spines in some insects.
[New Latin, from Greek kteis, kten-, comb.]
ctenidium [tɪˈnɪdɪəm]
n pl -ia [-ɪə]
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) one of the comblike respiratory gills of molluscs
[New Latin, from Greek ktenidion, diminutive of kteis comb]
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Noun1.ctenidium - comb-like respiratory structure serving as the gill of certain mollusks
branchia, gill - respiratory organ of aquatic animals that breathe oxygen dissolved in water
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Average isotope ratios obtained in scallop muscle and ctenidia (-20.
Isotopic determination of Japanese scallop Patinopecten ... by Aya, Frolan A.; Kudo, Isao / Journal of Shellfish Research
1995) suggested that interaction between the extracellular matrix of the cells and cilia and mucus of the bivalve ctenidia could increase retention rates.
Diverse feeding responses of five species of bivalve mollusc when ... by Hegaret, Helene; Wikfors, Gary H.; Shumway, Sandra E. / Journal of Shellfish Research
pansa is an antero-posteriorly elongated organ located on the internal surface area of the mantle, that folds on its posterior side near the rectum, right of the ctenidia and anterior to the kidney.
The hypobranchial gland from the purple snail Plicopurpura pansa ... by Aguilar-Cruz, Carlos Augusto / Journal of Shellfish Research
 
 
 
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