Definition of Prosoma. Meaning of Prosoma. Synonyms of Prosoma

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Definition of Prosoma

Prosoma
Prosoma Pro*so"ma, n.; pl. Prosomata. [NL., fr. Gr. ? before + ?, ?, body.] (Zo["o]l.) The anterior of the body of an animal, as of a cephalopod; the thorax of an arthropod.

Meaning of Prosoma from wikipedia

- The cephalothorax, also called prosoma in some groups, is a tagma of various arthropods, comprising the head and the thorax fused together, as distinct...
- tarantula's body comprises two main parts, the prosoma (or cephalothorax) and the opisthosoma (or abdomen). The prosoma and opisthosoma are connected by the pedicel...
- that of spiders, the body plan of the Solifugae has two main tagmata: The prosoma, or cephalothorax, is the anterior tagma, and the 10-segmented abdomen...
- opisthosoma {3} is the posterior part of the body in some arthropods, behind the prosoma (cephalothorax). It is a distinctive feature of the subphylum Chelicerata...
- arthropods whose body is composed of three parts, the other two being the prosoma and the metasoma. It bears the legs, and, in the case of winged insects...
- (arthropod body regions): the abdomen (opisthosoma) and the cephalothorax (prosoma). Unlike spiders, the juncture between the abdomen and cephalothorax is...
- Araneae, though not yet strictly regarded as invalid, are giving way to prosoma and opisthosoma. The latter two terms carry less of a suggestion of homology...
- arthropods whose body is composed of three parts, the other two being the prosoma and the mesosoma. In insects, it contains most of the digestive tract,...
- the prosoma. A faint peripheral flange can be seen as a low ridge running around the prosoma. This ridge also delineates two regions of the prosoma. The...
- chitin and proteins. The chelicerate body plan consists of two tagmata, the prosoma and the opisthosomaexcepting the mites, which have lost any visible...