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...
- Langerhans in 1880, with its type species, Spadella cephaloptera, originally identified as Sagitta cephaloptera by Wilhelm Busch in 1851 before being reclassified...
- Lacepède, 1798 Apterurus fabroni Rafinesque, 1810 Cephaloptera giorna (Lacepède, 1803) Cephaloptera tatraniana van H****elt, 1823 Cephalopterus edentula...
- fence and tuft organs, sensing vibrationsindividuals of Spadella cephaloptera for example will attack a gl**** or metal probe vibrating at an adequate...
- Binomial name Mobula ****anica (J. P. Müller & Henle, 1841) Synonyms Cephaloptera ****anica Müller & Henle, 1841 Mobula ****onica (Müller & Henle, 1841)...
- including M. rochebrunei Synonyms Cephalopterus hypostomus Cephaloptera m****enoidea Cephaloptera olfersii Ceratobatis robertsi Ceratobatic robertsii Mobula...
- similar events: ″An engraving in Sonnini's edition of Buffon represents a Cephaloptera crushing a frigate. Denis Montfort, in fact, considers the Poulp, or...
- Vanina (1996). "Morphology and ultrastructure of the gut in Spadella cephaloptera (Chaetognatha)". Journal of Morphology. 228 (1): 27–44. doi:10...
- Spadella cephaloptera. Order Phragmophora...