Difference between revisions of "furca"
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| − | 2. ([[Arthropoda]]: Crustacea) The caudal furca; cercopod. | + | 2. ([[Arthropoda]]: [[Crustacea]]) The [[caudal furca]]; [[cercopod]]. |
| − | 3. ([[Arthropoda]]: [[Insecta]]) <i>a.</i> The cercopods; the forked sternal process arising from the thoracic sternum of pterygote insects formed by the sternal apophyses, supported on a medium inflection; referred to as pro-, meso, or metafurca. <i>b.</i> In Collembola, the modified abdominal jumping appendages | + | 3. ([[Arthropoda]]: [[Insecta]]) <i>a.</i> The cercopods; the forked [[sternal process]] arising from the [[thoracic]] [[sternum]] of pterygote [[insects]] formed by the sternal apophyses, supported on a medium inflection; referred to as pro-, meso, or metafurca. <i>b.</i> In Collembola, the modified abdominal jumping appendages |
| − | |see also=[[furcula]]. <i>c.</i> In some male Lepidoptera, the sclerotized structure of the juxta. <i>d.</i> For furca of the labellum, see [[labellar sclerite]]. | + | |see also=[[furcula]]. <i>c.</i> In some [[male]] Lepidoptera, the [[sclerotized]] [[structure]] of the [[juxta]]. <i>d.</i> For furca of the [[labellum]], see [[labellar sclerite]]. |
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Revision as of 23:40, 13 September 2013
furca (noun; plural furcae; Latin furca, fork): 1. Any forked process.2. (Arthropoda: Crustacea) The caudal furca; cercopod.
3. (Arthropoda: Insecta) a. The cercopods; the forked sternal process arising from the thoracic sternum of pterygote insects formed by the sternal apophyses, supported on a medium inflection; referred to as pro-, meso, or metafurca. b. In Collembola, the modified abdominal jumping appendages
See also: furcula. c. In some male Lepidoptera, the sclerotized structure of the juxta. d. For furca of the labellum, see labellar sclerite.
