Pecten or pectin may refer to:
Pecten
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Pecten (biology)
A pecten (plural pectens or pectines) is a comb-like structure, widely found in the biological world. Although pectens in various animals look similar, they have a varied range of uses, from grooming and filtering to sensory adaptations.
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, any comb like structure in animals
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''Pecten'' (bivalve), a genus of scallops
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Pecten (company)
Pecten or pectin may refer to:
Pecten Biology
* Pecten (biology), any comb like structure in animals
* ''Pecten'' (bivalve), a genus of scallops
* Pecten (company), a subsidiary of Sinopec
* Pecten oculi, a structure in the bird retina which ...
, a subsidiary of
Sinopec
China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (中国石油化工股份有限公司) or Sinopec (), is a Chinese oil and gas enterprise based in Beijing. It is listed in Hong Kong and also trades in Shanghai.
Sinopec Limited's parent, Sinopec ...
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Pecten oculi
The pecten or pecten oculi is a comb-like structure of blood vessels belonging to the choroid in the eye of a bird. It is a non- sensory, pigmented structure that projects into the vitreous humor from the point where the optic nerve enters the ...
, a structure in the bird retina which contains most of the vasculature
Other uses
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Pecten, Alberta
The Municipal District of Pincher Creek No. 9 is a municipal district (MD) in southwestern Alberta, Canada. Located in Census Division No. 3, its municipal office is located in the Town of Pincher Creek.
History
The MD of Pincher Creek No ...
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Venus comb murex
The Venus comb murex, scientific name ''Murex pecten'', is a species of large predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the rock snails or murex snails.
The shell of this Indo-Pacific species has a very long siph ...
, after its scientific name ''Murex pecten''
Pectin
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Pectin, a plant polysaccharide
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Pectineus muscle
The pectineus muscle (, from the Latin word ''pecten'', meaning comb) is a flat, quadrangular muscle, situated at the anterior (front) part of the upper and medial (inner) aspect of the thigh. The pectineus muscle is the most anterior adductor o ...
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Pectinoidea
The Pectinoidea are a superfamily of marine bivalve molluscs, including the scallops and spiny oysters.Gofas, S. (2012). Pectinoidea. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=15 ...
, a superfamily of bivalve mollusks which includes Pectinidae
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Pectinidae
Scallop () is a common name that encompasses various species of marine bivalve mollusks in the taxonomic family Pectinidae, the scallops. However, the common name "scallop" is also sometimes applied to species in other closely related families ...
, a family of bivalve mollusks
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Pecten albicans
''Pecten albicans'', common name Japanese baking scallop, is a species of marine bivalve mollusks in the family Pectinidae, the scallops.
Description
''Pecten albicans'' has a shell reaching a size of 95 mm, with about 12 radiating ribs. The c ...
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Pecten excavatus
''Pecten excavatus'' is a species of scallop, marine bivalve molluscs in the taxonomic family Pectinidae.
Shell description
In this species, the valves are greatly inequal and plano-convex in shape: the right valve is highly convex, and the le ...
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Pecten sulcicostatus
''Pecten sulcicostatus'', the South African scallop, is a species of large scallops or saltwater clams. They are marine bivalve molluscs in the family Pectinidae
Scallop () is a common name that encompasses various species of marine bivalve ...
'', South African scallop
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Pectineal line (disambiguation) Pectineal line may refer to:
* Pectineal line (femur)
*Pectineal line (pubis)
*Pectinate line
The pectinate line (dentate line) is a line which divides the upper two-thirds and lower third of the anal canal. Developmentally, this line represen ...
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