ctenidium
ctenidium
1. In aquatic Mollusca, the respiratory (or in Bivalvia food-collecting) surface or gill situated in the mantle cavity.
2. In some Arthropoda, a fan-shaped, eversible comb of spines. See NYCTERIBIIDAE.
1. In aquatic Mollusca, the respiratory (or in Bivalvia food-collecting) surface or gill situated in the mantle cavity.
2. In some Arthropoda, a fan-shaped, eversible comb of spines. See NYCTERIBIIDAE.
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