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TELEPOD [1 record]

Record 1 2003-05-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paleontology
DEF

Part of [an arthropod] limb distal to [the] coxa.

CONT

... the primitive arthropod limb first became divided into a basis, which is the coxopodite, and a distal arm, or telopodite.

CONT

The coxa differentiates into two branches, the exite which functioned for respiration, and the telepod, which served for locomotion.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paléontologie
CONT

[...] les formes [d'arthropodes] terrestres [ont un] appendice [...] uniramé [...] La patte comprend dès lors une seule série d'articles répartis en une partie basale, appelée «coxite» et en une partie distale ou «télépodite».

Key term(s)
  • télopodite

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Paleontología
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