Definition of Cephaloptera. Meaning of Cephaloptera. Synonyms of Cephaloptera

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Definition of Cephaloptera

Cephaloptera
Cephaloptera Ceph`a*lop"te*ra, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? head + ? wing.] (Zo["o]l.) One of the generic names of the gigantic ray (Manta birostris), known as devilfish and sea devil. It is common on the coasts of South Carolina, Florida, and farther south. Some of them grow to enormous size, becoming twenty feet of more across the body, and weighing more than a ton.

Meaning of Cephaloptera from wikipedia

- Manta rays are large rays belonging to the genus Mobula (formerly its own genus Manta). The larger species, M. birostris, reaches 7 m (23 ft) in width...
- kuhlii (Valenciennes, 1841) Synonyms Cephaloptera kuhlii Valenciennes, 1841 Dicerobatis draco Günther, 1872 Cephaloptera eregoodootenkee Bl****er, 1859 Mobula...
- fence and tuft organs, sensing vibrations – individuals of Spadella cephaloptera for example will attack a gl**** or metal probe vibrating at an adequate...
- Lacepède, 1798 Apterurus fabroni Rafinesque, 1810 Cephaloptera giorna (Lacepède, 1803) Cephaloptera tatraniana van H****elt, 1823 Cephalopterus edentula...
- including M. rochebrunei Synonyms Cephalopterus hypostomus Cephaloptera m****enoidea Cephaloptera olfersii Ceratobatis robertsi Ceratobatic robertsii Mobula...
- Mobulidae Genus: Mobula Species: M. ****anica Binomial name Mobula ****anica (J. P. Müller & Henle, 1841) Synonyms Cephaloptera ****anica Mobula ****anica...
- boucheri Casanova & Perez, 2000 Spadella bradshawi Bieri, 1974 Spadella cephaloptera (Busch, 1851) Spadella duverti Hernandez, De Vera & Casanova, 2009 Spadella...
- similar events: ″An engraving in Sonnini's edition of Buffon represents a Cephaloptera crushing a frigate. Denis Montfort, in fact, considers the Poulp, or...
- Spadella cephaloptera. Order Phragmophora...
- Vanina (1996). "Morphology and ultrastructure of the gut in Spadella cephaloptera (Chaetognatha)". Journal of Morphology. 228 (1): 27–44. doi:10...