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Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology: Complete Work - Best Text

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<strong>Online</strong> <strong>Dictionary</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Invertebrate</strong> <strong>Zoology</strong> 589caudal-end broad.muscle n. [L. musculus, muscle] Tissue made up <strong>of</strong> specializedcells for the production <strong>of</strong> motion by contraction; a sheet,bundle, or mass <strong>of</strong> such tissue.muscle fibers see fibroplasmmuscle layer(s) 1. One or more layers <strong>of</strong> muscle below theepithelium. 2. (BRYO: Phylactolaemata) Both longitudinaland circular muscles between epithelial and peritoneal layers<strong>of</strong> the colony wall.muscle scar A mark on the interior <strong>of</strong> valve or carapace inCrustacea, Mollusca and Brachiopoda representing the position<strong>of</strong> muscle attachment, recognizable by surface texture,elevation, depression or a delimiting narrow groove; amuscle imprint.muscle segment A myomere.muscularis n. [L. musculus, muscle] (ARTHRO: Insecta) Amuscular sheath surrounding the alimentary canal.muscular pad (ECHI) A muscular tissue pad or pads associatedwith the ventral setae.muscular sheath (ARTHRO: Insecta) In Culicidae, a sheath enclosinga coelomic section <strong>of</strong> each <strong>of</strong> the ventral setae.musculature n. [L. musculus, muscle] The system or arrangement<strong>of</strong> muscular structure <strong>of</strong> an organism.musculus bursae basalis (NEMATA: Secernentea) Bursal musclethat arises from the ventral side <strong>of</strong> the bursa and extendsdorsally to the root <strong>of</strong> the dorsal ray.musculus costae dorsalis (NEMATA: Secernentea) A manybranched bursal muscle that arises mediodorsally in thedorsal ray, and extending anteriorly to become trifurcate,then the median arm splits into four parts.musculus costae lateralis externus anterior (NEMATA: Secernentea)Bursal muscles that arise anterior to the musculuscostae lateralis externus posterior, extending posteriorlyto the base <strong>of</strong> the ventral rays; possibly functioning toextend the bursa.musculus costae lateralis externus posterior (NEMATA: Secernentea)A bursal muscle that arises anteriorly dorsad <strong>of</strong>

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