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diverticulum

A pouch or sac branching from a hollow organ or structure, such as the alimentary canal.

Used in 10 species profiles

Carinotetraodon borneensis
Carinotetraodon irrubesco
Carinotetraodon lorteti
Carinotetraodon salivator
Colomesus asellus
Colomesus psittacus

Related terms

alimentary canal
The passage (including the oesophagus, stomach, and intestines when present) along which food passes through the body from mouth to anus.
epibranchial organ
Present in some microphagous fishes and comprises a paired dorsal diverticulum located towards the posterior of the pharynx. In the majority of species it's divided into two sections by additional gill rakers which trap small food particles.

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