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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> 899tergal fissure (ARTHRO: Insecta) In Symphyta and primitiveforms <strong>of</strong> many orders, a membranous line from one lateralmargin to the other, behind the anterior notal wing processes.tergal fold see epimeretergal margin (ARTHRO: Crustacea) In Thoracica Cirripedia,the edge <strong>of</strong> the scutum adjacent to the tergum, or edge <strong>of</strong>any plate abutting the tergum.tergal suture (ARTHRO: Insecta) In many larvae, a Y-shapeddorsal suture <strong>of</strong> the head.tergal valves see cercustergite n. [L. tergum, back] (ARTHRO) A dorsal sclerite <strong>of</strong> asegment.tergolateral margin (ARTHRO: Insecta) In Cirripedia, in thosepossessing upper laterals, the angular edge <strong>of</strong> the scutum.tergopleural a. [L. tergum, back; pleuron, side] Referring tothe upper and lateral portion <strong>of</strong> a segment.tergopore n. [L. tergum, back; porus, pore] (BRYO: Stenolaemata)In Tubuliporina, a type <strong>of</strong> kenozooecium on the backside <strong>of</strong> a colony, having a polygonal aperture.tergum n.; pl. terga [L. tergum, back] (ARTHRO) The dorsalsurface <strong>of</strong> any body segment.termen n. [L. terminus, boundary] (ARTHRO: Insecta) Theouter, or distal margin <strong>of</strong> the wing.terminal a. [L. terminus, boundary, end] At the end; formingthe end <strong>of</strong> a series or part; at the extreme end.terminal anecdysis When maximum size is reached, no moreecdyses occur. see anecdysis.terminal arborizations Branching fibrils ending the axon andcollateral ends. see telodendria.terminal cirri (ARTHRO: Crustacea) In Ascothoracica, cirri locatedat the posterior end <strong>of</strong> the thorax, except for firstpair.terminal claw spines (ARTHRO: Crustacea) In Cladocera,toothlike projection, varying in size, at the concave end <strong>of</strong>the postabdomen.

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