Crustacea glossary. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. 2011.
organs of pesta — Luminescent modified areas of the gastrohepatic glands, found within the cephalothorax of some species Sergestes s.1 [Perez Farfante and Kensley, 1997]. One of several processes on the gastrohepatic gland, modified to produce light; found on… … Crustacea glossary
luminescent organ — 1. Specialized light emitting organs of various invertebrates; see bioluminescence. 2. (MOLLUSCA: Cephalopoda) Open ectodermal pockets filled with luminescent bacteria … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
Phengodidae — Taxobox name = Phengodidae regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta ordo = Coleoptera familia = Phengodidae familia authority = LeConte, 1861 subdivision ranks = Genera subdivision = Several, see text synonyms =Telegeusidae Leng,… … Wikipedia
flashlight fish — any of several fishes, esp. Photoblepharon palpebratus, inhabiting deep, dark waters and having light organs that can be closed with a lid. [1970 75] * * * also called lantern eye fish any of three species of fishes in the family… … Universalium
viperfish — /vuy peuhr fish /, n., pl. (esp. collectively) viperfish, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) viperfishes. any of several deep sea fishes of the family Chauliodontidae, having a large mouth and fanglike teeth, some species having… … Universalium
flashlight fish — noun 1. fish of deep dark waters having a light organ below each eye • Syn: ↑Photoblepharon palpebratus • Hypernyms: ↑spiny finned fish, ↑acanthopterygian 2. fish having a luminous organ beneath eye; of warm waters of the western Pacific and… … Useful english dictionary
Railroad worm — Taxobox name = Railroad worm regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta ordo = Coleoptera familia = Phengodidae genus = Phrixothrix genus authority = Olivier, 1909 subdivision ranks = Species subdivision = several A railroad worm is… … Wikipedia
Stomiiformes — Taxobox name = Stomiiformes image width = 250px image caption = Elongated bristlemouth, Gonostoma elongatum (top) and Bonapartia pedaliota (bottom) regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Actinopterygii ordo = Stomiiformes subdivision ranks … Wikipedia
bristlemouth — /bris euhl mowth /, n., pl. (esp. collectively) bristlemouth, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) bristlemouths / mowdhz , mowths /. any of several small, deep sea fishes of the family Gonostomatidae, having numerous sharp, slender… … Universalium
sweeper — /swee peuhr/, n. 1. a person or thing that sweeps. 2. See carpet sweeper. 3. a janitor. 4. any of several fishes of the family Pempherididae, of tropical and warm, temperate seas, having an oblong, compressed body. [1400 50; late ME; see SWEEP1,… … Universalium
