The setal arrangement in Puncia therefore could represent an evolutionary intermediate step appropriate to a wide-gaped ostracod, in which a domiciliar 'early warning' system is afforded by the frill and extremely long setae.
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Seta
//ˈsiːtə//
Synonyms for "seta" (23 found)
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Translations
9 translations across 6 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- четина noun (bristle or hair)
Catalan
1 entries- seta noun (stalk of a moss sporangium)
Finnish
4 entries- harjas noun (bristle or hair)
- karva noun (bristle or hair)
- suka noun (bristle or hair)
- sukanen noun (stalk of a moss sporangium)
Portuguese
1 entries- cerda noun (bristle or hair)
Romanian
1 entries- setă noun (stalk of a moss sporangium)
Swedish
1 entries- seta noun (bristle or hair)
Sample sentences
2 total sentences available.
The latter has the sporophyte seta 4 cells in diam. and has thecal Lejeunea-type androecial branches[…]
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