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Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology: Complete Work - Best Text

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878Maggenti and Gardnerventral umbo away from the apex <strong>of</strong> the delthyrium.suprabranchial a. [L. supra, above; Gr. branchia, gills] (MOLL)Above the gills.supracerebral glands see pharngeal glands, lateralsupracheliceral limbus (ARTHRO: Chelicerata) In Acari, anextension <strong>of</strong> part <strong>of</strong> the tegulum above the chelicera <strong>of</strong>Gamasida.supraclypeal area see postclypeussupraesophageal ganglion (ARTHRO) The brain; the nervemass above the esophagus.supraneural pore see coelomoporessupraneuston n. [L. supra, above; Gr. neustos, able to swim]Small animals living on the surface film <strong>of</strong> water.supraorbital carina see gastroorbital carinasupraspecific a. [L. supra, above; species, kind] Applied to acategory or evolutionary phenomenon above the specieslevel.suprasquamal ridge (ARTHRO: Insecta) In Diptera, a ridgebetween the base <strong>of</strong> the lower calypter to the anterolateralangle <strong>of</strong> the scutellum.supratidal a. [L. supra, above; A.S. tid, time] Pertaining to theocean; above the high tide mark; a subdivision <strong>of</strong> theneritic zone.supratympanal organ see subgenual organsuranal a. [L. supra, above; anus] Above the anus; supraanal.suranal plate (ARTHRO: Insecta) A heavily sclerotized area onthe dorsum <strong>of</strong> the last abdominal segment; a plate or lobedorsad <strong>of</strong> the anus; epiproct; anal plate. see ectoproct.surface ornamentation (MOLL: Bivalvia) A regular relief patternon the surface <strong>of</strong> many shells.surface pheromone A pheromone active only on or very closeto the body; contact or near contact must be made.surface tension Surface film on liquids caused by cohesion <strong>of</strong>the molecules <strong>of</strong> the liquid at the free surface.

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