pore plates
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pore plates: 1. (Arthropoda: Insecta) In the soft scale Towmeyella parvicornis, groups of invaginated, biocular pores on the dorsal surface of the derm. See also sensilla placodea.
2. (Bryozoa: Gymnolaemata) An interior chitinous or calcareous wall of a zooid with one or more minute pores through which special cells project; part of the communication organ.
