Q571
Ctenidia is found in the order
A.
Trichoptera
B.
Siphonoptera
AnswerC.
Strepsitera
D.
Psocoptera
Answer: Option B
Solution
Answer: Option B
Solution:
Ctenidia is found in the order Siphonoptera.The order Siphonaptera, includes 2,500 species of small flightless insects that live as external parasites of mammals and birds.
A ctenidium is shaped like a comb or a feather, with a central part from which many filaments or plate-like structures protrude, lined up in a row. It hangs into the mantle cavity and increases the area available for gas exchange.