C19: New Latin, from Greek ktenidion, diminutive of kteis comb
Examples of 'ctenidia' in a sentence
ctenidia
As in all studied lucinids, the new species possesses symbiotic bacteria housed inthe ctenidia.
Emily A. Glover, John D. Taylor 2016, 'Pleurolucina from the western Atlantic and eastern Pacific Oceans: a new intertidalspecies from Curaçao with unusual shell microstructure (Mollusca, Bivalvia, Lucinidae)',ZooKeyshttp://zookeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=9569. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The ctenidia were examined using both light and scanning electron microscopy.
P. Graham Oliver 2015, 'Description and morphology of the “Juan de Fuca vent mussel”, Benthomodiolus erebussp. n. (Bivalvia, Mytilidae, Bathymodiolinae): “Phylogenetically basal but morphologicallyadvanced”', Zoosystematics and Evolutionhttp://zse.pensoft.net/lib/ajax_srv/article_elements_srv.php?action=download_pdf&item_id=5417. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)