Difference between revisions of "mantle lobe"
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| − | |definition=1. ([[Brachiopoda]]) Lobe of the [[body wall]] that secretes and lines the valves; in some, cecae project into perforations (punctae) in the shell serving as food repositories of glycoproteins and mucroproteins, inhibitors of boring organisms, and accessory respiratory structures. | + | |definition=1. ([[Brachiopoda]]) Lobe of the [[body wall]] that secretes and lines the valves; in some, cecae project into perforations (punctae) in the [[shell]] serving as [[food]] repositories of glycoproteins and mucroproteins, inhibitors of boring organisms, and [[accessory]] respiratory structures. |
| − | 2. ([[Mollusca]]: [[Bivalvia]]) In oysters, one of 2 thin epithelial extensions of the mantle adjoining the valve. | + | 2. ([[Mollusca]]: [[Bivalvia]]) In oysters, one of 2 thin [[epithelial]] extensions of the mantle adjoining the [[valve]]. |
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Revision as of 23:28, 13 September 2013
mantle lobe: 1. (Brachiopoda) Lobe of the body wall that secretes and lines the valves; in some, cecae project into perforations (punctae) in the shell serving as food repositories of glycoproteins and mucroproteins, inhibitors of boring organisms, and accessory respiratory structures.2. (Mollusca: Bivalvia) In oysters, one of 2 thin epithelial extensions of the mantle adjoining the valve.
