vibrissa, vibrissae

Classification · Explanation of Names · Identification · See Also · Print References · Works Cited

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

No Taxon (Glossary --use Taxonomy, then Info tabs to view entries)

No Taxon (V)

No Taxon vibrissa, vibrissae

Explanation of Names

From Latin, vibrissa nasal hair.

Identification

vibrissa noun, plural vibrissae - obvious stout bristles on face below antennae (Tony Thomas)

Photos showing vibrissae (or their absence):

See Also

mystax

Print References

Gordh, p. 973 (1)

Works Cited

1.	A Dictionary of Entomology By George Gordh, David H. Headrick

Contributed by Cotinis on 1 June, 2008 - 8:56pm
Last updated 13 October, 2008 - 8:13pm

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