phyllozooid

phyllozooid
n. [Gr. phyllon, leaf; zoon, animal]
(CNIDARIA: Hydrozoa)
In Siphonophora, a thick, gelatinous leaf-like or helmet- shaped medusoid containing a simple or branched gastrovascular canal, protective in function; a hydrophyllium; a bract.

Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. . 2005.

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  • phyllozooid — phyl·lo·zooid …   English syllables

  • phyllozooid — |filō+ noun Etymology: phyll + zooid : hydrophyllium …   Useful english dictionary

  • bract — n. [L. bractea, small leaf] (CNIDARIA: Hydrozoa) A protective medusoid (hydrophyllium or phyllozooid) siphonophoran with a simple or branched gastrovascular canal …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • hydrophyllum — n.; pl. lia [Gr. hydor, water; phyllon, leaf] (CNIDARIA: Hydrozoa) A thick, gelatinous, helmet shaped or leaf like medusoid containing a simple or branched gastrovascular canal, protective in function; a phyllozooid; a bract …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

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