Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology: Complete Work - Best Text

230Maggenti and Gardnerspace between two ribs, costae, or costellae of the conchostracancarapace.conchostracan carapace ribs (ARTHRO: Crustacea) Strongradial ridges with intervals of variable width radiating fromand across the umbo, usually nodose at intersections ofgrowth lines.conchula n. [L. concha, shell] (CNID: Anthozoa) A modified siphonoglyphof certain sea anemones that is provided at theoral end with a spout-like lip.conchyliomorphite n. [L. concha, shell; Gr. morphe, form] Afossil imprint of a shell.concinate a. [L. concinnus, well-arranged] Neat; elegant.concolor a. [L. concolor, colored uniformly] 1. Of uniformcolor. 2. (ARTHRO: Insecta) Having the upper and lowersurfaces of Lepidoptera with the same coloring.concrescence n. [L. cum, together; crescere, to grow] Thegrowing together of parts; joining; coalescing; the union ofparts originally separated.concretion n. [L. cum, together; crescere, to grow] A massingtogether of parts or particles.concurrent a. [L. cum, together; currere, run] Meeting orcoming together; acting in conjunction, as a joint or vein.condensation n. [L. cum, together; densare, to thicken] 1.The act or process of condensing. 2. Descendents passingthrough the ancestral part of ontogeny faster than their ancestorsdid during phylogeny; it may occur by deletion ofsteps or accelerated development.conditioned reflex The habitual response in the nervous systemarising from a particular outside stimulus.conditioning n. [L. conditio, agreement, state] The process ofacquisition by an animal of the capacity to respond to anew stimulus by associating the new stimulus with an oldone.conduction n. [L. conducere, to lead together] The movementof heat, sound waves, or nerve impulses through an organism'scells or tissues.conductivity n. [L. conducere, to lead together] The ability to