Chaeta

A chaeta or cheta (see spelling differences) is a chitinous bristle or seta found on an insect, arthropod or annelid worms such as the earthworm, although the term is also frequently used to describe similar structures in other invertebrates. The plural form is chaetae or chetae.

In the Polychaeta, they are located on the parapodia. They consist of two sets in Hediste diversicolor (=Nereis diversicolor), one below the dorsal cirrus^{[disambiguation needed ]} on the notopodium and another above the ventral cirrus on the neuropodium.

See also

Chaetotaxy

References

This annelid-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.v · stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.v · Categories: Annelid anatomy Annelid stubs Animal anatomy stubs Wikimedia Foundation. 2010. Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую Cachar Congress British Columbia general election, 1963 Look at other dictionaries: chaeta — chae ta (k[=e] t[.a]), n.; pl. {chaetae} (k[=e] t[=e]). [NL., fr. Gr. chai th hair.] (Zo[ o]l.) a stiff chitinous seta or bristle especially of an annelid worm. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English chaeta — [kēt′ə] n. pl. chaetae [kēt′ē] [ModL < Gr chaitē, hair < IE base * ghait , curly hair > Avestan gaēsa ] a bristlelike projection, or seta, esp. on an annelid worm …   English World dictionary chaeta — noun (plural chaetae) Etymology: New Latin, from Greek chaitē long flowing hair Date: circa 1866 bristle, seta • chaetal adjective …   New Collegiate Dictionary chaeta — n.; pl. chaetae [Gr. chaite, hair] (ANNELIDA) Seta …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology chaeta — /kee teuh/, n., pl. chaetae / tee/. Zool. a bristle or seta, esp. of a chaetopod. [ < NL < Gk chaíte long hair] * * * …   Universalium chaeta — noun A chitinous bristle of an annelid worm …   Wiktionary chaeta — SYN: seta. [Mod. L. fr. G. chaite, stiff hair] …   Medical dictionary chaeta — (греч.) щетина …   Словарь ботанических терминов chaeta — n. bristle, stiff hair (Zoology) …   English contemporary dictionary chaeta — [ ki:tə] noun (plural chaetae ti:) Zoology a stiff bristle made of chitin, especially in an annelid worm. Origin C19: mod. L., from Gk khaitē long hair …   English new terms dictionary 18+ © Academic, 2000-2024 Contact us: Technical Support, Advertising Dictionaries export, created on PHP, Joomla, Drupal, WordPress, MODx. Mark and share Search through all dictionaries Translate… Search Internet Share the article and excerpts Direct link … Do a right-click on the link above and select “Copy Link”