cement gland — 1. Any of certain glands of invertebrates that secrete an adhesive substance. 2. (ACANTHOCEPHALA) A gland or glands near the male testes that secretes a binding medium that facilitates copulation with the female. 3. (ARTHROPODA: Crustacea)… … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
cement gland — Special concentrations of cells in dermal cover of cirripeds which function for secreting calcareous substance of valves; possibly equivalent to dermal glands of other crustaceans [Moore and McCormick, 1969]. (Order Anostraca): Pair of glands… … Crustacea glossary
cement gland or organ — adhesive organ (transient larval organs near the mouth used to attach the larvae to the substrate, e.g.in Protopterus, Lepidosiren, Acipenser, Esox, Macropodus) … Dictionary of ichthyology
adhesive gland — (Subclass Cirripedia): Cement gland [Stachowitsch, 1992] … Crustacea glossary
dermal gland — Cell or concentration of cells in epidermis traversed by canals communicating with surface through fine ducts [McLaughlin, 1980]. Single cell or concentration of cells in epidermis of body and limbs, traversed by canals and communicating with… … Crustacea glossary
Barnacle — For other uses, see Barnacle (disambiguation). Barnacles Temporal range: Mid Cambrian–Recent … Wikipedia
caudal glands — Glands of the tail region of many invertebrates, i.e., spinneret, cement gland, adhesive gland … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
Palaeacanthocephala — Taxobox name = Palaeacanthocephala image width = 240px image caption = Proboscis of a Rhadinorhynchus species regnum = Animalia subregnum = Eumetazoa unranked phylum = Bilateria superphylum = Platyzoa phylum = Acanthocephala classis =… … Wikipedia
Eoacanthocephala — Taxobox name = Eoacanthocephala regnum = Animalia subregnum = Eumetazoa branch = Bilateria superphylum = Platyzoa phylum = Acanthocephala classis = Eoacanthocephala phylum authority = Van Cleve, 1936 subdivision ranks = Orders subdivision =… … Wikipedia
AGR2 — Anterior gradient homolog 2 (Xenopus laevis), also known as AGR2, is a human gene.cite web | title = Entrez Gene: AGR2 anterior gradient homolog 2 (Xenopus laevis)| url = http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene Cmd=ShowDetailView… … Wikipedia