incudate

adj

1. (not-comparable)Of, pertaining to or having an incus (bone of the middle ear).
2. (not-comparable)That functions by prehension; used as a classification.

   “incudate trophi”

   “The incudate trophi of Asplanchna are massive forceps quite free from an inclosing mastax, and capable in consequence of even plunging down into the oesophagus; but the forcipate trophi of Sacculus are feeble hooks and blades, inclosed in a grape-shaped mastax, and admitting of only a slight protrusion from the mouth.”

   “FIGURE 140.[…]A-E with a malleate mastax in the Brachionidae and a malleo-ramate in the Flosculariaceae, mainly feed by sedimenting; F and G with virgate or incudate mastax, respectively, are more selective and raptorial.”

   “Forcipate and incudate trophi function in grasping.”

   “Asplanchna priodonta (Asplanchnidae) is a planktonic predator with incudate trophi, showing a wide trophic spectrum, feeding on rotifers, protists, and various unicellular algae (Jose de Paggi, 2002).”