- The
prostomium (From
Ancient Gr****,
meaning "before the mouth"; pl.: prostomia;
sometimes also
called the "acron") is the
cephalized first body segment...
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directly behind the
prostomium and
contains the mouth,
tentacular cirri, and
sometimes feeding palps,
which may
instead occur on the
prostomium. If an eversible...
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generally in the
prostomium,
while those of ****ellates are in the
peristomium or
sometimes the
first segment behind the
prostomium. In some very mobile...
- to move
Explosively evert pharynx into sediment,
anchor position with
prostomium and pull body forward.
Eversible pharynx also used in prey capture: 4...
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requiring various modifications to
their body structures. The head, or
prostomium, is
relatively well developed,
compared with
other annelids. It projects...
- Violet-coloured
prostomium.
Anterior margin of
prostomium with an
acute anterior projection.
Lateral antennae inserted ventrally (beneath
prostomium and median...
- on
Saccocirrus sonomacus from the
Pacific Coast of the Americas, the
prostomium supports a pair of
grooved palps that have a
primarily sensory purpose...
- colour, with two
distinct dark
pigmented eyes on its
prostomium. The
anterior part of
prostomium has four
large and many
small bristles and
sensory cilia...
- the
anteriormost segments may be
specialised into the head
region and
prostomium,
which can
result in the
modification of
those parapodia, loss of chaetae...
- earthworm's
mouth and,
overhanging the mouth, a
fleshy lobe
called the
prostomium,
which seals the
entrance when the worm is at rest, but is also used to...
