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Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology 147Pertaining to the cheeks and pharynx. 2. Pertaining to themouth and pharynx.buccopharyngeal armature see cephalopharyngealskeletonbuccopharyngeal/salvary gland (MOLL: Gastropoda) In predaciousProsobranchia, a gland producing a sulfuric acidcontainingsecretion that is injected into its victim.bucculla n.; pl. buccullae [L. dim. bucca, cheek] (ARTHRO:Insecta) One of two ridges on the underside of the head oneither side of the beak or rostrum.Bucephalus cercaria (PLATY: Trematoda) Larva of the furcocercousgroup with the oral sucker on the midventral surfaceas in adults, with the tail arising from a large bulbousstructure instead of a stem.Buchner funnel A funnel with an interior perforated plate onwhich filter paper is placed that functions in vacuum filtration.bud n. [ME. budde, bud] A young individual produced by budding,prior to detachment from the parent.budding n. [ME. budde, bud] 1. The asexual reproduction of anew individual as the result of an outgrowth or bud fromthe parent organism. 2. (ARTHRO: Insecta) see colony fission.buffered populations Populations of organisms affecting oneanother in such a way as to maintain a population densitymean.buffer species An alternative food for a predator, thereby,buffering the effect of the predator on its normal prey.Bugel organ (ARTHRO: Insecta) A sense organ attached to theback of the tympanum, containing two scolopidia supportedby an apodemal ligament and an invagination of the tympanalframe.bulb n. [L. bulbus, a swelling] Any hollow globose organ.bulbose, bulbous, bulbar a. [L. bulbus, a swelling] Pertainingto or resembling a bulb.bulbus ejaculatorius (ARTHRO: Insecta) Ductus ejaculatorius.a. In some Hymenoptera, the swollen almost spherical