Category:Parapodium

Par`a*po"di*um, n.; pl. Parapodia. Etym: [nl., fr. Gr. (zoöl.)

Defn: one of the lateral appendages of an annelid; -- called also Foot tubercle.

Note: they may serve for locomotion, respiration, and sensation, and Often contain spines or setæ. When well developed, a dorsal part, or Notopodium, and a ventral part, or neuropodium, are distinguished.