The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
trophosome — n. [Gr. trophe, food; soma, body] 1. (CNIDARIA: Hydrozoa) All of the asexual structures of a polyp or polypoid hydrozoan colony; see gonosome. 2. (NEMATA) A food storage area of certain parasitic nematodes formed by modification of the intestine … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
trophosome — /trof euh sohm , troh feuh /, n. Zool. 1. an organ in deep sea tube worms that is colonized by bacteria supplying the host worm with food and energy. 2. a similar organ in other marine worms. [1865 70; TROPHO + SOME3] * * * … Universalium
trophosome — noun a) The group of nutritive zooids of a hydrozoan b) The mass of chemolithoautotrophic bacteria in a pogonophoran that metabolizes sulfide … Wiktionary
trophosome — troph·o·some … English syllables
trophosome — ˌsōm noun ( s) Etymology: troph + some 1. : the nutritive zooids of a hydroid compare gonosome 2. : a storage organ in an adult mermithid worm consisting of the fat filled syncytial remains of the intestine * * * /trof euh sohm , troh feuh /, n.… … Useful english dictionary
Giant tube worm — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum … Wikipedia
PROFONDEURS OCÉANIQUES (biologie) — Les profondeurs océaniques débutent au delà de la couche oligophotique, où la vie des végétaux planctoniques photosynthétiques reste encore possible, bien que leur bilan métabolique soit négatif. Cela correspond au début du talus du plateau… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Siboglinidae — Taxobox name = Siboglinidae image width = 250px image caption = Riftia pachyptila regnum = Animalia phylum = Annelida classis = Polychaeta ordo = Canalipalpata familia = Siboglinidae familia authority = Caullery, 1914 subdivision ranks = Genera… … Wikipedia
Pogonophora — Pour l’article homonyme, voir Pogonophora (plante). Pogonophora … Wikipédia en Français
Riftia — pachyptila Riftia pachyptila … Wikipédia en Français
