cryptonephridial
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cryptonephridial tubes — Malpighian tubules with distal ends closely associated with the rectum and forming a convoluted layer over its surface … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
Malpighian tubule system — Stylised diagram of insect digestive tract showing malpighian tubule (Orthopteran type) The Malpighian tubule system is a type of excretory and osmoregulatory system found in some Uniramia (Insects and Myriapoda), arachnids and tardigrades. The… … Wikipedia
leptophragmata — n. pl. [Gr. leptos, thin; phragma, hedge, fence] (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) In cryptonephridial forms, specialized cells at points of attachment of Malpighian tubules to the rectal peritrophic membranes … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
insect — insectival /in sek tuy veuhl/, adj. /in sekt/, n. 1. any animal of the class Insecta, comprising small, air breathing arthropods having the body divided into three parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), and having three pairs of legs and usually two… … Universalium
