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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Glossary » R » rugose, rugosity, rugulose

rugose, rugosity, rugulose

Classification · Explanation of Names · Identification · Internet References
Rugose Stag Beetle - Sinodendron rugosum - female Rugose Stag Beetle - Sinodendron rugosum - female Odor-of-Leather Beetle - Osmoderma scabra Horned Treehopper - Enchenopa latipes D. picipes - Dyscinetus laevicollis Tenebrionid, Trichoton sordidum - Trichoton sordidum
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
No Taxon (Glossary)
No Taxon (R)
No Taxon rugose, rugosity, rugulose
Explanation of Names
From Latin rūgōsus, wrinkled.
Identification
rugose adjective - having a rough, wrinkled surface; rugosity noun - the individual wrinkles; rugulose adjective - finely or slightly wrinkled

Photos illustrating rugose surfaces:
  

Photos illustrating rugulose surfaces:
  
Internet References
Wiktionary: rugose
Contributed by Chuck Entz on 2 September, 2007 - 8:56pm
Additional contributions by cotinis
Last updated 11 January, 2011 - 5:50pm

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