- In biology, a
clasper is a male
anatomical structure found in some
groups of animals, used in mating. Male
cartilaginous fish have
claspers formed from...
-
sclerotized (hardened)
flaps and
hooks which also
includes in some
species the
valvae (clasper),
which are
paired organs which help the male hold on to the female...
- of
superior medullary velum or
frenulum veli
Digestive tract:
frenulum valvae ileocaecalis Oral tissue:
Frenula of the
mouth include the
frenulum of the...
- used for
reproduction in insects. The
juxta is
located between the two
valvae.
Juxta has also been used to
refer to a
similar structure in fleshflies...
- extended). The name "bivalve" is
derived from the
Latin bis,
meaning 'two', and
valvae,
meaning 'leaves of a door'. ("Leaf" is an
older word for the main, movable...
- obscure. It may be
derived from v****i ad
valvas (at the folding-doors,
valvae), i.e.
servants of the
royal antechamber. Du
Cange regarded it
merely as...
- the vesica. To
differentiate between these two species,
variations in the
valvae and
soccii lobes are considered, as they are much
broader and
larger in...
-
medially directed clasper on the
inside of the
valvae), and an
editum with
modified setae on the male
valvae. Many
species have
larvae that bore into stems...
-
similar genitalia;
particularly they
share the
degree of the
valvae asymmetry. The
valvae of P. diana, however,
differ by the less
arched middle section...
-
Males differ from
other species in the
genus by
having a more
bifid apex of
valvae, and a
large nail-like
cornutus on its vesica.
There is a
presence of more...
