Definitions
Ovigerous frena
- In Cirripedia (certain Lepadomorpha), fleshy ridge or flap on interior mantle surface, adhering to and holding egg masses (ovigerous lamellae) in place. [Moore and McCormick, 1969]
- (Taxon-specific: Subclass Cirripedia) Fleshy ridge or flap on inner surface of mantle adhering to and holding egg masses in place in some lepadomorph Cirripedia.
(pl. Ovigerous frenae) [McLaughlin, 1980] - (Taxon-specific: Subclass Cirripedia) In certain stalked barnacles, one in a series of fleshy ridges to which egg masses (ovigerous lamellae) are attached. [Stachowitsch, 1992]
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Crustacea Glossary. Crustacea Department, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.
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