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Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology: Complete Work - Best Text

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758Maggenti and Gardnerpseudovitellus see mycetomepseudovum n.; pl. -ova [Gr. pseudos, false; L. ovum, egg] Anunfertilized egg that can undergo development.pseudozoea n. [Gr. pseudos, false; zoe, life] (ARTHRO: Crustacea)In Hoplocarida, a larval form <strong>of</strong> carnivorous mantidshrimp with segmented abdomen bearing biramous appendagesand 2 pairs <strong>of</strong> appendages on the thorax (thesecond pair specialized as raptorial limbs); used to includethe erichthus and alima stages <strong>of</strong> Stomatopoda larvae ortheir early stages. see antizoea.pseudumbilicus n. [Gr. pseudos, false; L. umbilicus, navel](MOLL: Gastropoda) A depression or cavity in the shell baseonly in the last whorl; a false umbilicus.ptenoglossate a. [Gr. ptenos, feathered; glossa, tongue](MOLL: Gastropoda) Referring to a broad radula, lacking acentral tooth, having numerous, arcuate, sharp, similarlyshaped teeth in oblique rows, and increasing in size laterally.pteralia n.pl. [Gr. pteron, wing] (ARTHRO: Insecta) The wingflexingsclerites <strong>of</strong> the wing base; axillaries.pterate see alatepterergate n. [Gr. pteron, wing; ergates, worker] (ARTHRO:Insecta) In Hymenoptera, a worker or soldier ant with vestigialwings.pteridine n. [Gr. pteron, wing; eidos, like] Tetrazanaphthalinederivatives, widespread in nature; important in naturalpigmentation.pterine (pteridine) pigments A group <strong>of</strong> nitrogen-containingcompounds producing leucopterin (white), xanthopterin(yellow) the most widely distributed, isoxanthopterin (purpleflorescence) and biopterin (blue floresence); pigmentsimportant in the natural pigmentation <strong>of</strong> many invertebrates,as well as plants.pternotorma n.; pl. -mae [Gr. pterna, heel; torma, socket](ARTHRO: Insecta) In scarabaeoid larvae, a stoutly curvedprocess at the end <strong>of</strong> the laeotorma and occasionally <strong>of</strong> thedexotorma.

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