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Results for “filament”

Ichthyological terms, not general ones.

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  • filament

    Thread-like, slender process or appendage; thin chain of cells.

    Used in 108 profiles

  • filamentous

    Of, relating to, or resembling a filament.

    Used in 163 profiles

  • caudal filament

    Filamentous extensions of the caudal fin tips seen in some fishes.

  • gill filament

    Comb-like lamellae found in the gills, through which oxygen is extracted and carbon dioxide expelled.

    Used in 38 profiles

  • filiform

    Threadlike; shaped like a filament.

    Used in 1 profile

  • fimbria

    Thread, fringelike, or filamentous projection.

  • gill arch

    Bony or cartilaginous arch in the pharynx to which the gill filaments and rakers are attached.

    Used in 162 profiles

  • gill chamber

    Chambers located on either side of the head into which the gill filaments project.

    Used in 2 profiles

  • rhizoid

    Rootlike, filamentous structure used for attachment to a substrate and uptake of nutrients in mosses, ferns, and related plants, plus certain algae and fungi.

  • saprolegnia

    Genus of aquatic fungi, some species of which attack fishes. Normally a secondary pathogen attacking previously damaged tissue and causing cellular necrosis alongside other epidermal damage. Generally visible as a whitish or greyish filamentous fungus and thus commonly referred to as cotton-wool disease.