auricularia

[ aw-rik-yuh-lair-ee-uh ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural au·ric·u·lar·i·ae [aw-rik-y, uh, -, lair, -ee-ee], au·ric·u·lar·i·as.

From New Latin; auricle, -aria

With a few exceptions the Auricularia type of larva is common to the Holothuria.

The bilateral Auricularia is developed from a slightly elongated gastrula with an uniform covering of cilia.

The presence of two rings instead of one distinguishes the Bipinnaria from the Auricularia.

The best known earwig is the common European species, Forficula auricularia.

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