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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Glossary » F » filiform

filiform

Classification · Explanation of Names · Identification · See Also · Internet References
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
No Taxon (Glossary)
No Taxon (F)
No Taxon filiform
Explanation of Names
From Latin filum, thread.
Identification
filiform adjective - uniform throughout, like a thread. Applied to antenna.

Examples of filiform antennae:


Here's one that is partly (bi)pectinate, and partly filiform:
See Also
antenna
aristate
capitate
clavate
filiform
flabellate
geniculate
lamellate
moniliform
pectinate
plumose
serrate
setaceous
stylate
Internet References
Jardine's Dictionary of Entomology
Contributed by Cotinis on 6 July, 2007 - 9:59am
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset
Last updated 20 July, 2010 - 8:38am

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