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Morphology and Function of Cuticular Terraces in Stomatopoda (Crustacea) and Mantodea (Insecta)

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Morphogenesis and Pattern Formation in Biological Systems

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Relief patterns consisting of sets of subparallel ridges with a distinctly asymmetrical cross-section have been described in a variety of marine and marine-derived invertebrates (see below). In the literature, these ridges usually are called terraces, terrace-lines or terrace-sculptures [25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 31] because of their superficial similarity with agricultural terraces on sloping terrains. Typically, the cross-section of a terrace is asymmetrically triangular, with a very steep face and a gently sloping opposite face, and a sharp edge (either straight or crenulated) delimiting the distal end of the steep face.

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  1. Department of Biological Chemistry, College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Chubu University, 1200 Matsumoto-cho, 487-8501, Kasugai, Aichi, Japan

    Toshio Sekimura D.Sc. (Professor) (Professor)

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Savazzi, E. (2003). Morphology and Function of Cuticular Terraces in Stomatopoda (Crustacea) and Mantodea (Insecta). In: Sekimura, T., Noji, S., Ueno, N., Maini, P.K. (eds) Morphogenesis and Pattern Formation in Biological Systems. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-65958-7_32

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