respiratory siphon
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Siphon (insect anatomy) — A siphon is a tubular organ of the respiratory system of some insects that spend a significant amount of their time underwater, that serves as a breating tube.The larvae of several kinds of insects, including mosquitoes, tabanid flies, and… … Wikipedia
siphon — (Order Cumacea): Tubular, exhalant respiratory structure consisting dorsally of pseudorostral lobes (pseudorostrum) of carapace and laterally of anteriorly directed lobes (according to interpretation: siphonal lobe of epipod or exopod) of first… … Crustacea glossary
respiratory horn — (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) 1. In Diptera, paired prothoracic protuberances on the aquatic pupae of most Culicidae and Ceratopogonidae; respiratory trumpet. 2. A sharply pointed post abdominal siphon in some aquatic insect pupae that are thrust into… … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
insect — insectival /in sek tuy veuhl/, adj. /in sekt/, n. 1. any animal of the class Insecta, comprising small, air breathing arthropods having the body divided into three parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), and having three pairs of legs and usually two… … Universalium
Anopheles — Taxobox name = Anopheles image width = 300px image caption = Anopheles stephensi regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda subphylum = Hexapoda classis = Insecta subclassis = Pterygota infraclassis = Neoptera superordo = Endopterygota| ordo = Diptera … Wikipedia
Ptychopteridae — Taxobox name = Phantom crane flies regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda subphylum = Hexapoda classis = Insecta subclassis = Pterygota infraclassis = Neoptera superordo = Endopterygota| ordo = Diptera subordo = Nematocera infraordo =… … Wikipedia
brushes — n. pl. [OF. broisse, brushwood] 1. A cluster of bristles, stout hairs or scales. 2. (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) a. In Diptera, anterior mouth bristles of some mosquitoe larvae, that may or may not be prehensile; posterior or respiratory siphon area… … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
bitterling — /bit euhr ling/, n. a cyprinid fish, Rhodeus sericeus, found in central and eastern Europe, the female of which has a long, bright yellow or red ovipositor to deposit eggs in the mantle cavity of mussels. [1875 80; < G, equiv. to bitter BITTER +… … Universalium
bivalve — bivalvular /buy val vyeuh leuhr/, adj. /buy valv /, n. 1. Also called lamellibranch. Zool. any mollusk, as the oyster, clam, scallop, or mussel, of the class Bivalvia, having two shells hinged together, a soft body, and lamellate gills. adj. 2.… … Universalium
Gastropoda — Gastropod Temporal range: Late Cambrian–Recent[1] … Wikipedia
