Marsupium
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Marsupium is the Latin word for a (brood) pouch in several animal groups:
Marsupium may also refer to:
- Pouch (marsupial)Pouch (marsupial)The pouch is a distinguishing feature of female marsupials ; the name marsupial is derived from the Latin marsupium, meaning "pouch". Marsupials give birth to a live but relatively undeveloped fetus called a joey. When the joey is born it crawls from inside the mother to the pouch...
, in marsupials - Brood pouch (Peracarida)Brood pouch (Peracarida)The marsupium or brood pouch, is a characteristic feature of Peracarida, including the orders Amphipoda, Isopoda and Cumacea. It is an egg chamber formed by oostegites, which are appendices which are attached to the coxae of the first pereiopods...
, in peracarid crustaceans - Brood pouch (Syngnathidae), in syngnathidsSyngnathidaeSyngnathidae is a family of fish which includes the seahorses, the pipefishes, and the weedy and leafy sea dragons. The name is derived from Greek, meaning "fused jaw" - syn meaning fused or together, and gnathus meaning jaws. This fused jaw trait is something the entire family has in common...
such as sea horses - brood pouch (not called marsupium in gastropods), is a part of the reproductive system of gastropodsReproductive system of gastropodsThe reproductive system of gastropods varies greatly from one group to another within this very large and diverse taxonomic class of animals...
, a structure in ovovivipaous gastropods, where embryos develop
Marsupium may also refer to:
- Pterocarpus marsupium or Indian Kino Tree, a deciduous tree native to parts of Asia