C19: New Latin, from Greek ktenidion, diminutive of kteis comb
Examples of 'ctenidium' in a sentence
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Fifth instar nymphs have an apical ctenidium on the ventral surface of the fore tibia.
F Mello, J Jurberg, J Grazia 2009, 'Morphological study of the eggs and nymphs of Triatoma dimidiata (Latreille, 1811)observed by light and scanning electron microscopy (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Triatominae)',Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762009000800003. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Morphometric measurements were done on the length, height, and width of shells, length and width of ctenidium and labial palp.
Reni Ambarwati, Trijoko Trijoko 2010, 'Morfologi fungsional kerang batik Paphia undulata (Bivalvia: Veneridae)', Journal of Biological Researcheshttp://berkalahayati.org/journal/aca41214. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Three dimensional tubular structures of the ctenidium of some thyasirid bivalves are described for the first time.
Graham Oliver 2014, '“TUBULAR GILLS” Extreme gill modification in the Thyasiroidea with the descriptionof Ochetoctena tomasi gen. et sp. nov. (Bivalvia: Thyasiroidea)', Zoosystematics and Evolutionhttp://zse.pensoft.net/lib/ajax_srv/article_elements_srv.php?action=download_pdf&item_id=4129. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)