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См. protective polyp.
Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. A.R. Maggenti and S.L. Gardne. 2005.
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avicularium — avicularian, adj. /euh vik yeuh lair ee euhm/, n., pl. avicularia / lair ee euh/. Zool. a protective zooid of a bryozoan colony, having movable jaws that can be snapped shut. [ < NL; see AVI , CULE1, ARIUM] * * * … Universalium
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cnidarian — /nuy dair ee euhn/, n. 1. any invertebrate animal, as a hydra, jellyfish, sea anemone, or coral, considered as belonging to the phylum Cnidaria, characterized by the specialized stinging structures in the tentacles surrounding the mouth; a… … Universalium
tunicate — /tooh ni kit, kayt , tyooh /, n. 1. Zool. any sessile marine chordate of the subphylum Tunicata (Urochordata), having a saclike body enclosed in a thick membrane or tunic and two openings or siphons for the ingress and egress of water. adj. Also … Universalium
dactylozooid — |daktə(ˌ)lō, tələ+ noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary dactyl + zooid : a tentacular mouthless zooid in certain hydrozoans that performs tactile and protective functions for the colony … Useful english dictionary
Hydroid — may refer to:Marine BiologyColonial, plant like animals closely related to jellyfish, with stinging cellsany member of the invertebrate order Hydroida (class Hydrozoa, phylum Cnidaria). Hydroids have three basic life cycle stages: (1) a tiny free … Wikipedia
dactylozooid — n. [Gr. daktylos, finger; zoon, animal] (CNIDARIA: Hydrozoa) In colonial hydrozoans, a hydroid modified for protection and the capture of prey; protective polyp, zooid or machozooid; a hydrocyst; a palpon; see tentaculozooid, gastrozooid … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
