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Definition: COLLOPHORE

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. A suckerlike organ at the base of the abdomen of insects belonging to the Collembola.[Websters]
2. An adhesive marginal organ of the Lucernariae.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "Collophore" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Etymology:Collophore \Col"lo*phore\, noun. [from Greek expression ko`lla glue to bear.]. (references)


Extended Definition: COLLOPHORE

Collophore

A collophore is a tube-like structure on the ventral side of the first abdominal segment of the body of a collembolan. It used to be believed that it served to stabilise the animal when it jumped by sticking to the surface on which it moved. However, the scientific consensus is now that it plays a role in osmoregulation, water uptake and excretion[1].

References

  1. Eisenbeis, G., 1982. Physiological absorption of liquid water by Collembola: absorption by the ventral tube at different salinities. Journal of Insect Physiology 28:11-20.


Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Collophore". Image Credit.
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