Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology: Complete Work - Best Text

194Maggenti and Gardnerchitinous a. [Gr. chiton, tunic] (ARTHRO) Composed of or resemblingchitin, a colorless, hard amorphous compound;seen as the principal constituent of the hard covering of insectsand crustaceans, the horny material as in the ligamentof bivalve mollusks, the internal shell remnant of thesquids and the horny operculum of many gastropods.chitinous cradle (ARTHRO: Insecta) Chitinized arms or barsthat form the endoskeleton of the head of scale insects.chitinous plate of Hayes see nesiumchitinovore n. [Gr. chiton, tunic; L. vorare, to devour] A micro-organismwith the ability to digest chitin. see chitinophilus.chitonostracum n. [Gr. chiton, tunic; ostrakon, shell] (AR-THRO: Chelicerata) In Acari, the thickest layer of the cuticlebetween epiostracum and hypodermis. see ectostracum.chitosan n. [Gr. chiton, tunic] A deacetylated derivative of chitin(polymeric glucosamine) that gives a characteristic violetcolor with iodine; the most commonly used qualitativetest for the presence of chitin.chitose n. [Gr. chiton, tunic] A decomposition product of chitin;an acetyglucosamine and glucosamine salt.chlamydate, chlamydeous a. [Gr. chlamys, mantle] Bearinga cloak or mantle-like structure.chloragen cells (SIPUN) Yellow-brown cells on the peritonealsurfaces, especially the intestine. see chloragogen cells.chloragocyte n. [Gr. chloros, yellow-green; -agogue, thatwhich stimulates; kytos, container] A chloragogen cell.chloragogen cells (ANN) Yellowish-brown or greenish cellsthat surround the intestine of annelids that function in intermediarymetabolism, similar to the role of the liver invertebrates; also spelled chloragen, chloragogue,chlorogog.chloragosomes n.pl. [Gr. chloros, yellow-green; -agogue, thatwhich stimulates; soma, body] Yellowish-brown or greenishglobules formed in chloragogen cells.chlorocruorin n. [Gr. chloros, yellow-green; L. cruor, blood](ANN: Polychaeta) A green respiratory pigment found in the