Nemertean Glossary
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Cephalic Glandular Structure
Cephalic gland (2 images)
Frontal Organ (3 images)
Postcerebral gland
Excretory System
Excretory/Nephridial pore
Flame cells/Cyrtocytes (2 images)
Nephridial duct
Nephridial gland
Nephridial tubules
External Features (2 images)
Caudal cirrus (1 image)
Caudal fin (1 image)
Caudicle
Cephalic furrows (3 images)
Cephalic grooves (1 image)
Cephalic slits (1 image)
External phalli
Lateral fins (1 image)
Lateral/Nuchal cirri (1 image)
Pigment pattern/coloration (20 images)
Proboscis pore
Secondary furrows (2 images)
Smile (3 images)
Sucker (1 image)
Gut
Anus
Atrium
Buccal cavity
Cardiac caecum
Esophagus
Foregut
Intestinal caecum
Intestinal diverticulum
Intestine (1 image)
Mouth (1 image)
Pyloric tube
Rhynchostome
Rhynchostomodeum
Stomach
Stomach appendix
Integument
Adhesive structures
Basal lamina
Chromatophores/pigment
Ciliated cells
Dermis
Epidermis
Gland cells
Glio-interstitial system
Microvilli
Postero-lateral glands
Regional specialization
Rhabdites
Sensory bulbs
Sensory cells
Sensory pits
Musculature
Body-wall
Cephalic
Gonad
Gut
Larval
Lateral nerve cords
Proboscis
Rhynchocoel
Vascular
Nervous System (1 image)
Accessory lateral nerve cord
Anal commissure
Band-shaped organs
Brain (2 images)
Caudal nerves
Cephalic nerves
Cerebral organ nerve
Dorsal/middorsal nerve
Dorsolateral nerves
Esophageal nerves
Gangliar cells
Gastric nerves
Lateral nerve cord
Metameric ganglia
Neurocords
Neuropil
Peripheral nerves
Proboscis nerves
Proboscis Apparatus/Rhynchocoel (2 images)
Anoplan proboscis
Branching (1 image)
Enoplan proboscis (4 images)
Epithelium
Muscle strata
Nerves
Retractor muscle
Rhabdites/Pseudorhabdites
Rhynchocoel/Proboscis sheath (1 image)
Rhynchodeum
Stylet apparatus (9 images)
Accessory stylets (2 images)
Reproductive System
Female
Oocytes
Ovaries
Oviduct
Cytoplasmic bridges
Germinal vesicle
Nurse/Nutritive cells
Vitellogenesis
Male
Glandular cushions/papillae
Penes/phalli
Sperm (1 image)
Acrosome
Cytophore
Elongate head
Rounded head
Sperm duct
Takakura's duct
Testes (2 images)
Sensory Structures
Cerebral Sensory Organ
Canal
Glandular cells
Nervous elements
Neurosecretory cells
Pores
Sac-like epithelium
Lateral Sensory Organ (3 images)
Ocelli (5 images)
Ocelli-like structures (1 image)
Pigment Cup
Statocysts (1 image)
Vascular System
Anal lacuna
Capillary network
Cephalic lacuna (1 image)
Cephalic loop
Dorsolateral vessels
Esophageal lacuna
Lacunar vessels
Lateral vessels (1 image)
Middorsal vessel
Pouches
Rhynchocoelic vessel
Rhynchocoelic villus
Transverse connectives
Valves
Vascular plug
Biology Terms
Asexual Reproduction & Regeneration
Grafting and Immunohistocompatibility
Regeneration
Spontaneous fragmentation
Wound closure
Ecology
Coastal
Commensal and Parasitic (6 images)
Estuarine and Brackish water (2 images)
Freshwater
Parasites of nemerteans
Pelagic
Terrestrial
General Physiology
Bioluminescence
Body shape
Circulatory physiology
Encystment
Excretion
Growth
Hemoglobin (2 images)
Hormones
Locomotion
Mucus secretion
Nervous physiology
Neurosecretion
Osmoregulation
Pigments
Respiration
Temperature
Toxins
Volume regulation
Nutrition
Diet
Digestion
Filter feeding
Food capture (2 images)
Proboscis eversion (10 images)
Food detection
Phylogenetics
Sexual Reproduction
Cleavage
Direct development
Experimental embryology
Fertilization
Gametogenesis
Gonadogenesis and organization
Hermaphroditism
Indirect development
Metamorphosis
Pilidium larva
Planuliform larva
Reproductive seasons
Sexual dimorphism
Viviparity (3 images)
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