hyperpharyngeal groove

hyperpharyngeal groove
the longitudinal ciliated groove on the upper wall of the pharynx which sweeps food particles to the oesophagus in Amphioxi and in the ammocoetes stage of Petromyzontiformes

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  • dorsal ciliated groove — hyperpharyngeal groove (the longitudinal ciliated groove on the upper wall of the pharynx which sweeps food particles to the oesophagus in Amphioxi and in the ammocoetes stage of Petromyzontiformes) …   Dictionary of ichthyology

  • peripharyngeal groove — a ciliated groove around the inside of the pharynx connecting the hyperpharyngeal and hypopharyngeal grooves …   Dictionary of ichthyology

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