trophonema

trophonema
(plural trophonemata))
a long filament from the uterus which secretes a nutritive fluid, hydrotroph, which is absorbed by the embryo\'s yolk sac or taken in through the mouth or spiracles. Found in Rajiformes

Dictionary of ichthyology. 2009.

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  • ovarian flap — a flap of tissue or trophonema, a structure in Jenynsia lineata used to absorb histotrophe or ovarian milk …   Dictionary of ichthyology

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