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(ARTHROPODA: Chelicerata)In Acari, the chamber between the primary and secondary genital opening of Acariformes.
Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. A.R. Maggenti and S.L. Gardne. 2005.
progenital chamber
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progenital lips — (ARTHROPODA: Chelicerata) In Acari, paired symmetrical valves that close the progenital chamber of many Acariformes … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
genital opening — 1. (ARTHROPODA: Chelicerata) a. In Acari, originally a transverse slit or trifid orifice associated with segment eight. b. In many actinotrochid Acari, it is found in the progenital chamber where it is named the eugenital opening. 2. (MOLLUSCA:… … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
genital tracheae — (ARTHROPODA: Chelicerata) In Acari, tracheae from the progenital chamber resembling gland ducts and often ending in caecae; the respiratory function is not proven … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
