What does "prolatocanaliculate" mean?

Having pores which vary in width throughout their length. Gas exchange water water loss rates are variable, so these eggs could have been laid in many different environments. This type is subdivided into foveocanaliculate with larger pore openings, and lagenocanaliculate with narrower pore openings.

Prolatocanaliculate

Q: What is a synonym for "prolatocanaliculate"?

Common synonyms include: angusticanaliculate, multicanaliculate, obliquicanaliculate, rimocanaliculate, tubocanaliculate.

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Having pores which vary in width throughout their length. Gas exchange water water loss rates are variable, so these eggs could have been laid in many different environments. This type is subdivided into foveocanaliculate with larger pore openings, and lagenocanaliculate with narrower pore openings. not-comparable

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angusticanaliculate multicanaliculate obliquicanaliculate rimocanaliculate tubocanaliculate

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