hypobranchial gland
Look at other dictionaries:
Marstonia comalensis — Shell of one of the lectotypes of Marstonia comalensis. Scale bar is 1.0 mm. Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
Tyrian purple — (Greek: polytonic|πορφύρα, porphyra , Latin: purpura ), also known as royal purple, imperial purple or imperial dye, is a purple red dye which was first produced by the ancient Phoenicians in the city of Tyre.Tyrian purple was expensive: the… … Wikipedia
Murex — For the historical iron industry company, see Murex (company). Murex Apertural view of the shell of Venus Comb Murex, Murex pecten, anterior end towards the bottom of the page Sc … Wikipedia
Hexaplex trunculus — Hexaplex trunculus … Wikipedia
Orthogastropoda — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollu … Wikipedia
murexine — mu·rex·ine (mu rekґsin) [Murex + ine] a neurotoxic substance derived from the median zone of the hypobranchial gland of gastropods of the genus Murex and related species; the substance is called purpurine when derived from snails of the genus… … Medical dictionary
muscle — muscleless, adj. muscly, adj. /mus euhl/, n., v., muscled, muscling, adj. n. 1. a tissue composed of cells or fibers, the contraction of which produces movement in the body. 2. an organ, composed of muscle tissue, that contracts to produce a… … Universalium
mollusk — molluskan, molluscan /meuh lus keuhn/, adj., n. mollusklike, adj. /mol euhsk/, n. any invertebrate of the phylum Mollusca, typically having a calcareous shell of one, two, or more pieces that wholly or partly enclose the soft, unsegmented body,… … Universalium
purpurine — pur·pu·rine (purґpu rēn) 1. a neurotoxic substance derived from the median zone of the hypobranchial or purple gland of gastropods of the genus Purpura, thought to be an ester or a mixture of esters of choline; the substance is called… … Medical dictionary
