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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> 847spirolophe n. [L. spira, coil; Gr. lophos, crest] (BRACHIO) Alophopore with brachia spirally coiled and bearing singlerows <strong>of</strong> paired filamentary appendages.splanchnic a. [Gr. splanchnon, entrail] Of or pertaining to theviscera.splanchnic layer (ARTHRO: Insecta) The inner layer <strong>of</strong> themesoderm applied to the wall <strong>of</strong> the alimentary canal;splanchnopleure.splanchnic nerves (ARTHRO: Insecta) Nerves originating fromthe last abdominal ganglion and continuing to the hind intestineand the reproductive system.splanchnopleure see splanchnic layersplendent a. [L. splendens, shining] Shining; glossy; reflectinglight intensely.splicing a. [D. splissen, to split] Methods <strong>of</strong> attaching onepiece <strong>of</strong> DNA to another; gene splicing.split sense organs (ARTHRO: Chelicerata) In Arachnida, cuticularsense organs <strong>of</strong> spiders responding to cuticularstress and vibrations.splitter n. [MD. splitten, to split] In taxonomy, an individualwho divides taxa expressing minute shades <strong>of</strong> differenceand relationship, through the formal recognition <strong>of</strong> separatetaxa and their elaborate categorical ranking.spoil, spoile see exuviaspondylium n. [Gr. spondylos, vertebra, joint] (BRACHIO) A U-shaped ridge formed by the fusion <strong>of</strong> the distal ends <strong>of</strong> thedental plates that accommodate the ventral muscles.sponge n. [L. spongia, sponge) 1. The common name for thePorifera. 2. (ARTHRO: Crustacea) In Malacostraca, the usuallyorange egg mass brooded by female crayfish.spongicolous a. [L. spongia, sponge; colere, to inhabit] Livingin sponges.spongiform a. [L. spongia, sponge; forma, form] Sponge-like;s<strong>of</strong>t and porous.spongin n. [L. spongia, sponge] (PORIF) Collagenous material<strong>of</strong> the skeleton formed <strong>of</strong> homogeneous fibers or plaques.

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