Suctorial

Suctorial pertains to the adaptation for sucking or suction,[1] as possessed by marine parasites such as the Cookiecutter shark[2], specifically in a specialised lip organ enabling attachment to the host.

Suctorial organs of a different form are possessed by the Solifugae arachnids, enabling the climbing of smooth, vertical surfaces.[3]

Another variation on the suctorial organ can be found as part of the glossa proboscis of Masarinae (pollen wasps), enabling nectar feeding from the deep and narrow corolla of flowers.[4]

References

  1. ^ Dictionary.com, "suctorial," in Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Published by Random House, Inc. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/suctorial. Accessed: February 09, 2009
  2. ^ Carol Martins & Craig Knickle. "Megamouth Shark- Parasites". Florida Museum of Natural History. http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/Gallery/descript/Megamouth/megamouth.htm. Retrieved 2009-02-09. 
  3. ^ Cushinga, P.E., P; Jack O. Brookharta, Hans-Joachim Kleebeb, Gary Zitob and Peter Payne (2005). "The suctorial organ of the Solifugae". Arthropod Structure & Development (ScienceDirect) 34 (4): 397–406. doi:10.1016/j.asd.2005.02.002. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6W66-4HD8BCN-2&_user=10&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=search&_sort=d&view=c&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=b721cc2f3e55efdd6899dac5e3ef2817. Retrieved 2009-02-09. 
  4. ^ Krenn, H.W., H; Volker Mauss and John Plant (2002). "Evolution of the suctorial proboscis in pollen wasps". Arthropod Structure & Development (ScienceDirect) 31 (2): 103–120. doi:10.1016/S1467-8039(02)00025-7. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6W66-4777803-3&_user=10&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=search&_sort=d&view=c&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=9c6252acd772cdabce3e18f78130846a.