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Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology: Complete Work - Best Text

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742Maggenti and Gardnerother elements, yielding amino acids by hydrolysis; essentialin cells <strong>of</strong> all plants and animals.protelattosis n. [Gr. protos, first; elatton, smaller] (ARTHRO:Chelicerata) In Acari, regression <strong>of</strong> the first instar, particularlyregarding elattostase and calyptostase.protelean parasite A parasitic organism during larval or juvenilestages and free-living as adult.protentomon n. [Gr. protos, first; entoma, insect] (ARTHRO:Insecta) A hypothetical organism suggested as the ancestralform <strong>of</strong> winged insects. see protamphibion.proteolytic a. [Gr. proteios, primary; lysis, a loosing] Proteinsplitting.proterandry see protandryproterodehiscence n. [Gr. proteros, before; L. dehiscere, todivide] (ARTHRO: Chelicerata) In Acari, splitting <strong>of</strong> the oldcuticle in the anterior part <strong>of</strong> the body during molting.proterogenesis n. [Gr. proteros, before; genesis, origin]Young forms appearing similar to adult forms.proterogyny see protogynyproterosoma n. [Gr. proteros, before; soma, body] (ARTHRO:Chelicerata) In Acari, a combination <strong>of</strong> the gnathosoma andpropodosoma; pseudotagma.Proterostomia n. [Gr. proteros, before; stoma, mouth] Allphyla in which egg cleavage is <strong>of</strong> the determinent type; includesall bilateral phyla except chaetognaths, pogonophores,hemichordates and chordates.proterothesis n. [Gr. proteros, before; thesis, an arranging](ARTHRO: Insecta) In Hymenoptera, the laying <strong>of</strong> eggs bycertain solitary wasps and bees, which first produce femalesand then males.proterotype n. [Gr. proteros, before; typos, type] The originalprimary type, including all the material upon which theoriginal description is based.prothetely n. [Gr. pro, before; theein, to run; telos, completion]1. (ARTHRO) A neotenous adult arthropod having undergoneless than the normal number <strong>of</strong> molts. seemetathetely, hysterotely. 2. (ARTHRO: Insecta) Resulting

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