sinistroventral
English
Etymology
sinistro- + ventral
Adjective
sinistroventral (not comparable)
- (anatomy) sinister and ventral
- 2015 August 12, Delane C. Kritsky, Micah D. Bakenhaster, Douglas H. Adams, “Pseudorhabdosynochus species (Monogenoidea, Diplectanidae) parasitizing groupers (Serranidae, Epinephelinae, Epinephelini) in the western Atlantic Ocean and adjacent waters, with descriptions of 13 new species”, in Parasite, volume 22, DOI::
- Vaginal pore sinistroventral at level of seminal vesicle; vaginal sclerite with distal funnel, sigmoid distal tube frequently recurved distally, and chamber having comparatively thin walls, large cavities, and tubular extension; chamber frequently collapsed in specimens stained with Gomori’s trichrome and mounted in Canada balsam; proximal vaginal canal delicate, extending posteriorly from vaginal sclerite to small subspherical seminal receptacle lying anterior to Mehlis’ gland.
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