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Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology: Complete Work - Best Text

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170Maggenti and Gardnerpendage or extremity; located at or on the tail.caudalabiae n.pl. [L. cauda, tail; labia, lip] (ARTHRO: Insecta)In Coccidae, the labiae <strong>of</strong> the abdomen.caudal alae (NEMATA) Lateral cuticular extensions on the posteriorend <strong>of</strong> male nematodes; the bursa.caudal appendage 1. (ARTHRO: Crustacea) One <strong>of</strong> the terminal,multiarticulate or simple, uniramous paired appendages<strong>of</strong> barnacles, homologous with caudal furca <strong>of</strong> othercrustaceans. 2. (NEMATA) The terminal portion <strong>of</strong> the tailused for food storage in certain larval mermithids and discardedduring larval penetration.caudalaria n. [L. cauda, tail; -aria, a thing like] (ARTHRO: Insecta)The notal wing process on the posterior part <strong>of</strong> eachlateral margin <strong>of</strong> the scutum.caudal bursa (NEMATA) A peloderan bursa that completely enclosesthe male tail.caudal fan 1. (ARTHRO: Crustacea) A structure formed <strong>of</strong> laterallyexpanded uropods and telson that functions in swimmingor steering and balancing; tailfan. 2. (ARTHRO: Insecta)For mosquito larvae see ventral brush.caudal filaments (ARTHRO) 1. Thread-like processes at theposterior end <strong>of</strong> the abdomen. see cercus. 2. For Crustaceasee caudal ramus.caudal furca (ARTHRO: Crustacea) Paired caudal rami <strong>of</strong> theterminal abdominal segment or telson; small lobes orspines situated near the terminus <strong>of</strong> the telson.caudal gills (ARTHRO: Insecta) In Odonata, the three externalgills extending from the end <strong>of</strong> the body <strong>of</strong> zygopteran larvae.caudal glands Glands <strong>of</strong> the tail region <strong>of</strong> many invertebrates,i.e., spinneret, cement gland, adhesive gland.caudalid n. [L. cauda, tail] (NEMATA) A cephalid (subcuticularnerve commissure) located slightly anteriad <strong>of</strong> the anus.caudal ocelli (ANN: Hirudinoidea) In piscicolid leeches, eyespotson the caudal sucker.caudal papillae (NEMATA) Papillae located on the tail.

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