Meaning of pleomere | Babel Free

Definitions

The abdominal somite of a crustacean

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“Concerning digestive system development in embryos and marsupial mancae, the following morphological features of ectodermal digestive tract formation have⟳ been reported: (i) the invaginated stomodeum is discernible and hindgut invagination is evident between pleomere 6 and telson in mid-stage embryos (stage⟳ 6), (ii) the foregut and hindgut are fused in late embryos (stage⟳ 16), (iii) the cuticular masticatory apparatus, primary and secondary filters are present⟳ in the stomach of late embryos (stage⟳ 18), (iv) the hindgut is clearly partitioned into the anterior chamber and papillate region in late embryos (stage⟳ 18) and (v) the alimentary canal with a pronounced typhlosole is fully developed in marsupial mancae […]”

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