occludent

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Scuta, convex, unusually thick, oblong, quadrilateral, with the occludent margin the longest; lateral margin slightly hollowed out.

From A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. by Darwin, Charles

The occludent segments of the scuta, and nearly the whole of the terga, and the whole of the carina, enveloped in lemon-yellow membrane, tinged with orange, but the specimen had long been kept dry.

From A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. by Darwin, Charles

In the upper part, the occludent segments leave the membranous margin of the orifice, and run in near to the terga, bending towards them at an angle of 45� with their lower part.

From A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. by Darwin, Charles

Scuta with a prominent ridge extending, from the umbo to the apex, close to the occludent margin; fork of the carina with the prongs diverging at an angle of from 135� to 180�.

From A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. by Darwin, Charles

A transparent layer of chitine, which forms a border to the occludent margin of the scutum of the hermaphrodite.

From A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. by Darwin, Charles