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Ctenidium (plural:
ctenidia) may
refer to:
Ctenidium (mollusc) (plural:
ctenidia), a comb-like gill, part of the
respiratory system of
molluscs Ctenidium...
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Ctenidia mordelloides is a
species of
beetle in the
family Mordellidae, the only
species in the
genus Ctenidia. It is
known from
South Africa. Peris, David;...
- the
ctenidia (gills)
reside in the
pallial grooves. This also
takes care of
waste produced as the
water p****es over the ****
after the
ctenidia and carries...
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marine snails.
Certain molluscs, such as the bivalves,
possess paired ctenidia, but others, such as
members of the Ampullariidae, bear a
single ctenidium...
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nautilus has what
appears to be a set of osphradia), on or
adjacent to the
ctenidia (gills). The main
function of this
organ is
disputed but it is believed...
- a
prismatic layer,
lined with nacre. The
organism bears five
pairs of
ctenidia (gills),
unusually for molluscs; the rear two are
homologous to the two...
- The
repeated organs include from
three to six
pairs of "gills" (actually
ctenidia)
located in a
curved line
along each side of the foot (though the number...
- such as the
radula and the odontop****.
Their gills have
evolved into
ctenidia,
specialised organs for
feeding and breathing.
Common bivalves include...
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system is
rudimentary lacking heart auricles as well as
corresponding ctenidia (gills) and
blood vessels; the
blood is held in
sinuses throughout the...
- the body is an
opening to the
mantle cavity,
which contains the
gills (
ctenidia) and
openings from the excretory,
digestive and
reproductive systems. An...
