- myxopterygia
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plural of myxopterygium
Dictionary of ichthyology. 2009.
myxopterygia
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clasper — the rod like extension of the medial portion of the pelvic fin in male Elasmobranchii and Holocephali. Claspers are used as intromittent organs (not in clasping), the grooves on their facing surfaces together forming a tube for the transmission… … Dictionary of ichthyology
myxopterygium — (plural myxopterygia)) the copulatory organ or clasper of Elasmobranchii and Holocephali; rod like extensions of the inner side of the pelvic fins. It is composed of the long stem cartilage, a shorter distal cartilage, the dorsal terminal… … Dictionary of ichthyology
