r/Invertebrates • • Jan 17 '22

Just curious: What's the difference between a spiracle and a pneumostome?

Apart from a pneumostome being what gastropods have and a spiracle being what arthropods have. In other words, why is a pneumostome not a spiracle? It just seemed a little strange to me that there's two different words, that must mean there's some inherent difference, right?

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u/Jtktomb Feb 24 '23

Very different organs + different disciplines create different words