Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology: Complete Work - Best Text

464Maggenti and Gardnervalvia) The normal form of valves; not distorted by crowdingor attachment to the substrate; automorphic.idionymy n. [Gr. idios, personal; onyma, name] State of anorgan which makes it possible to receive its own distinctnomenclatorial designation, either in ontogeny, or a comparativestudy of a natural group. idionymous a.idioplasm n. [Gr. idios, personal; plasma, formed or molded]All of the hereditary determinants of an organism, both nuclearand cytoplasmic; germ plasm; idiotype. see genotype.idiosoma n. [Gr. idios, personal; soma, body] (ARTHRO: Chelicerata)In mites or ticks, the posterior of the two basicparts of the body, prosoma and opisthosoma; pseudotagma.idiosome n. [Gr. idios, personal; soma, body] 1. A purportedultimate element of living matter; micelle. 2. The sphere orregion of differing cytoplasm viscosity surrounding thecentrosome, surrounding Golgi apparatus and mitochondria.idiosphaerotheca n. [Gr. idios, personal; sphaira, globe;theke, sac] A vesicle containing the acrosome of spermcells.idiotaxonomy n. [Gr. idios, personal; taxis, arrangement;nomos, law] Taxonomic study of individuals, populations,species and higher taxa; traditional taxonomy.idiotaxy n. [Gr. idios, personal; taxis, arrangement] Homonomousorgans having a common relative placement, evenwith secondary multiplication.idiotrichy n. [Gr. idios, personal; trichos, hair] Homonomoussetae which share a common relative placement even inthe case of secondary multiplication.idiotype n. [Gr. idios, personal; typos, type] Genotype; idioplasm.idorgan n. [Gr. idios, personal; organon, organ] A morphologicalmulticellular unit composing an organ, antimere, ormetamere, absent of characters of an individual or colony.ileocecal a. [L. ileum, flank; caecus, blind] (ARTHRO: Insecta)