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Parapodium

For the genus of plants, see Parapodium (plant).
Specimen of the annelid, Lepidonotus oculatus, with a microscope image of one of its parapodia (inset). Museums Victoria specimen.

In invertebrates, the term parapodium (Gr. para, beyond or beside + podia, feet; pl.: parapodia) refers to lateral outgrowths or protrusions from the body. Parapodia are predominantly found in annelids, where they are paired, unjointed lateral outgrowths that bear the chaetae. In several groups of sea snails and sea slugs, 'parapodium' refers to lateral fleshy protrusions.


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