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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> 663teeth.parecium n. [Gr. para, beside; oikos, house] (ARTHRO: Insecta)Air space surrounding a fungus garden in the nest <strong>of</strong>Isoptera.parenchyma n. [Gr. para, beside; NL. enchyma, type <strong>of</strong> celltissue] Undifferentiated tissue between organs in variousinvertebrates. parenchymatous a.parenchymalia n.pl. [Gr. para, beside; NL. enchyma, type <strong>of</strong>cell tissue] (PORIF: Hexactinellida) Spicules scatteredthroughout the parenchyma, consisting <strong>of</strong> hexactines, diactines,various hexasters and sometimes amphidisks.parenchymula, parenchymella n. [Gr. para, beside; NL. enchyma,type <strong>of</strong> cell tissue] (PORIF) A solid, ciliated larva; astereogastrula.paria n.; pl. -ae [Gr. pareion, cheek] (ARTHRO: Insecta) Inscarabaeoid larvae, the lateral paired region <strong>of</strong> theepipharynx from the clithrum, or epizygum and haptomerumto the dexiotorma or laetorma.paries n.; pl. parietes [L. paries, wall] 1. A wall; any wall <strong>of</strong> apart, cavity or hollow organ. 2. (ARTHRO: Crustacea) Themedian part <strong>of</strong> every compartmental plate <strong>of</strong> sessile Cirripedia.parietal a. [L. paries, wall] 1. (ARTHRO: Crustacea) Of or pertainingto paries. 2. (ARTHRO: Insecta) Referring to the dorsalsclerites <strong>of</strong> the cranium, between the frontal and occipitalareas; the adfrontal area or plate. 3. (MOLL: Gastropoda)Pertaining to the inside wall <strong>of</strong> a univalve within theaperture, the broader upper part <strong>of</strong> the inner lip.parietal callus (MOLL: Gastropoda) A thickening <strong>of</strong> the innerlip.parietal fold (MOLL: Gastropoda) A spiral ridge on the parietalregion projecting into the interior <strong>of</strong> the shell.parietal lip (MOLL: Gastropoda) A part <strong>of</strong> the inner lip on theparietal region.parietal muscles (BRYO) Generally multiple, bilaterally pairedmuscles that insert on the front wall or floor <strong>of</strong> the ascus;usually functioning in the hydrostatic system.

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