TERM: Description of glossary term.
lappet
Contesto: Ittiologia, Fisiologia.
A small lobe, widened extension of external organs such as fin (e.g. membranes of hard rays) or skin (e.g. at the edge of the operculum).
Referenza
Coad, Brian & D.E. McAllister. 2007. "Dictionary of Ichtyology". Brian W. Coad. Retrieved on June 21, 2014, from:http://www.briancoad.com/Dictionary/Complete%20Dictionary.htm (crc06223)