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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> 659next to an anal structure.paranal lobes see paraproctsparaneural muscle (SIPUN) Paired longitudinal muscles oneach side <strong>of</strong> the anterior portion <strong>of</strong> the nerve cord.paranota n.pl.; sing. paranotum [Gr. para, beside; notos,back] (ARTHRO) Lateral extension <strong>of</strong> the tergite or pleurotergitein Diplopoda and Insecta; paranotal expansions orlobes; generally accepted as the origin <strong>of</strong> wings.paranuclear body see centrosomeparapatric speciation Populations in geographical ranges thatcome in contact and genetic interchange is possible evenwithout sympatry. see dichopatry.parapet see collarparapharynx see hypopharynxparaphyletic a. [Gr. para, beside; phyletes, tribesman] A monophyleticgroup that does not contain all <strong>of</strong> the descendants<strong>of</strong> the most recent common ancestor <strong>of</strong> that group.paraphysis n.; pl. -yses [Gr. para, beside; physis, growth](ARTHRO: Insecta) In Coccoidea, the chitinized thickenings,lateral ingrowths, or projections near the base <strong>of</strong> the pygidium.parapleurolophocercous cercaria see pleurolophocercouscercariaparapleuron n.; pl. -ura [Gr. para, beside; pleuron, side] (AR-THRO: Insecta) In Coleoptera, the undivided pleura <strong>of</strong> thethorax.paraplicate folding (BRACHIO) A fold on either side <strong>of</strong> the dorsalsulcus on the brachial valve.parapod, parapodium n.; pl. -dia [Gr. para, beside; pous,foot] 1. (ANN: Polychaeta) Paired lateral, fleshy, paddle-likeappendages that bear one or more cirri; usually consisting<strong>of</strong> two main divisions, the notopodium and the neuropodium.2. (MOLL: Gastropoda) a. In Opisthobranchia, a lobelikeextension <strong>of</strong> the creeping sole; a fin. b. In Apysiidae,arising from the middle <strong>of</strong> the body. c. In Pteropoda, locatedanteriorly; functioning as oars.

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