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Parapodia

Polychaete
protrusions on each body segment called parapodia ("almost feet") which bear many bristles called setae which... sandworm or clam worm Nereis . The paddle-like and highly vascularized parapodia are used for movement and act as the animal's primary gas-exchange surface (parapodia can be thought of as a kind of external ...
Dolabrifera
; fused parapodia (= fleshy winglipe flaps); found under rocks Dolabrifera dolabrifera Cuvier, 1817.... Description : rather flat mantle with a broad posterior, narrowing towards the head; fused parapodia, except ...
Glycera
origin of the name "bloodworm". They have small fleshy projections called parapodia on their bodies, and at the "head" end, four small antennae. They breathe through gills located on the parapodia ...
Sea angel
Gymnosomata . Their feet have developed into wing-like appendages ( parapodia ) and their shells have... but not closely related. They have larger, broader parapodia, most species retaining a shell, and are... recorded. Slowly beating their parapodia, sea angels gracefully fly through the upper 20 metres of the ...
Acteonoidea
tentacles and broad parapodia (mantle flaps), which fold along the side of the shell as the mollusk ...
Syphonota
'geographica'); high parapodia (= fleshy winglike outgrowths ...
Aplysiidae
, and then scuttle away with their broad winglike flaps or parapodia. Sea hares have two main... shell, deep down between the parapodia. It is therefore physically impossible for mating partners to ...
Bursatella
short parapodia (= fleshy, winglike outgrowths) are fused on their rear end. A more general description ...
Notarchus
. A more general description can be found on the page of the superfamily Aplysioidea. The parapodia ...
10  Opisthobranchia
, used for locomotion. The sides of the foot have evolved into parapodia, fleshy winglike outgrowths. In several suborders, such as the Thecosomata and Gymnosomata , these parapodia are used to move in a ...
11  Akeroidea
white or brown color. This sea hare is not an agile swimmer. It uses its broad parapodia (fleshy ...
12  Common clam worm
"heteronenesis". Their parapodia enlarge so they can swim. The clamworms are then capable of releasing eggs ...
13  Petalifera
of the superfamily Aplysioidea. The parapodia (= fleshy winglike outgrowths), as can be seen in these ...
14  Annelid
appendages, called parapodia. Anterior to the true segments lies the prostomium and peristomium, which... parapodia. The parapodia are used for swimming, burrowing and feeding current ...
15  Cephalaspidea
is a muscular foot with or without parapodia (= fleshy winglike flaps). Headshield slugs live just ...


 
 
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