subcaudal marsupium

subcaudal marsupium
the name applied to the brood-pouch in Syngnathidae. It consists of a vascularized groove formed by flaps of skin along the underside of the tail of males

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  • marsupium — the name applied to the brood pouch in Syngnathidae and Solenostomidae. In Syngnathidae it consists of a vascularized groove formed by flaps of skin along the underside of the tail of males (subcaudal marsupium); in Solenostomidae it is a pouch… …   Dictionary of ichthyology

  • brood-pouch — marsupium (the name applied to the brood pouch in Syngnathidae and Solenostomidae. In Syngnathidae it consists of a vascularized groove formed by flaps of skin along the underside of the tail of males (subcaudal marsupium); in Solenostomidae it… …   Dictionary of ichthyology

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