Ozopore

Above: Ozopore (circled) of the millipede Martensodesmus cattienensis. Below: ozopore magnified.

An ozopore is the opening of a defensive gland present in some arthropods, notably in millipedes of the order Polydesmida[1] and in harvestmen, the eight-legged arachnids also known as "daddy long-legs". The glands themselves are known as ozadenes, also called "scent glands", "repugnatorial glands", "odoriferous glands" or "stink glands" by various authors. The name is derived from Ancient Greek ozo "smell" and Latin porus "pore, small opening".

  1. ^ Ozopore. Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine External Anatomy of Polydesmida. polydesmida.info