- ovigerous lamella
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(ARTHROPODA: Crustacea)In Lepadomorpha Cirripedia, the egg masses forming one or more lamellae within the cavity; see ovigerous frena.
Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. A.R. Maggenti and S.L. Gardne. 2005.
ovigerous lamella
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ovigerous lamella — In Cirripedia, eggs adhering in one or more lamellae, within mantle cavity and in certain Lepadomorpha, held in position by ovigerous frenae [Moore and McCormick, 1969]. (Subclass Cirripedia): Adherent egg masses forming one or more lamellae… … Crustacea glossary
