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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Glossary » H » hemimetabolous, hemimetabola

hemimetabolous, hemimetabola

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
No Taxon (Glossary)
No Taxon (H)
No Taxon hemimetabolous, hemimetabola
Identification
hemimetabolous adjective - indicating an insect that undergoes incomplete metamorphosis, a form of simple metamorphosis. Immature insects (nymphs, often called naiads) are aquatic and breathe via gills. This pattern of development occurs in:
Ephemeroptera (mayflies)
Odonata (dragonflies and damselflies)
Plecoptera (stoneflies)
hemietabola refers to this group of insects, compare holometabola and ametabola.
See Also
metamorphosis
ametabolous
hemimetabolous
paurometabolous
holometabolous
Print References
Gordh, A Dictionary of Entomology, p. 434 (1)
Works Cited
1.A Dictionary of Entomology
George Gordh, David H. Headrick. 2003. CABI Publishing.
Contributed by Cotinis on 24 May, 2007 - 10:06pm
Last updated 25 September, 2009 - 9:47am

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