nectophore

nectophore
n. [Gr. nektos, swimming; phorein, to carry]
(CNIDARIA: Hydrozoa)
In Siphonophora, the muscular swimming bell that propels the colony; nectocalyx; nectozooid; see pneumatophore.

Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. . 2005.

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  • nectophore — noun The swimming bell of a siphonophore Syn: nectocalyx …   Wiktionary

  • nectophore — nec·to·phore …   English syllables

  • nectophore — ˈnektəˌfōr noun ( s) Etymology: nect + phore : nectocalyx …   Useful english dictionary

  • nectocalyx — see nectophore …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • nectozooid — see nectophore …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • swimming bell — (CNIDARIA) Any bell or umbrella shaped cnidarian that moves through the water by contractions, especially Siphonophora; nectocalyx; nectophore …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • swimming bell — noun : a bell shaped swimming organ in some siphonophores composed of a greatly modified zooid without mouth or tentacles and serving to propel the colony by its rhythmical contractions : nectophore, nectocalyx …   Useful english dictionary

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