opisthobranch
/ɵˈpɪsθəbɹæŋk/
adj 2noun 1
Definitions
noun
1
A gastropod with gills behind the heart, formerly thought to belong to a single group.
adj
1
Placed behind the heart.
2
Having gills placed behind the heart.
For example, the antitumour depsipeptide kahalalide F was isolated from the opisthobranch mollusc Elysia rufescens, and is used by both the mollusc and its dietary alga Bryopsis spp.
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