neuropodium


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neuropodium

[‚nu̇r·ō′pō·dē·əm]
(neuroscience)
A terminal branch of an axon.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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Notopodium with 3-5 and neuropodium with 2-3 short capillary setae; last 3 setigers with 3 notosetae and 1 neuroseta.
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Each segment bears a crescent-shaped notopodium and bilobed neuropodium. The small pygidium bears two pairs of cirri surrounding the anus.
Larval Ontogenetic Stages of Chaetopterus: Developmental Heterochrony in the Evolution of Chaetopterid Polychaetes
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