Zooecia
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Polyteichus — Taxobox name= Polyteichus image width= image caption= regnum=Bacteria phylum=Bryozoa classis=Stenolaemata ordo=Trepostomata familia= genus=Polyteichus genus authority= subdivision ranks= subdivision= Polyteichus are representatives of bryozoans… … Wikipedia
hemiphragms — n. pl. [Gr. hemisys, half; phragma, wall] (BRYOZOA: Stenolaemata) Shelf like skeletal projections into the zooid living chamber alternating from opposite sides of the zooecia; hemiphragms in any single zooid usually comparable in morphology; see… … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
stylet — n. [Gr. stylos, pillar] 1. Any small rigid bristle or needlelike appendage or organ. 2. (ARTHROPODA: Crustacea) see caudal ramus. 3. (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) One of the piercing structures in the sucking mouth parts; the shaft of the ovipositor. 4.… … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
zooecium — n.; pl. zooecia [Gr. zoon, animal; oikos, house] (BRYOZOA: Stenolaemata;Gymnolaemata). 1. The skeleton of a zooid, comprised of calcareous layers of zooidal walls and connected zooidal structures. 2. In Phylactolaemata, comprised of any nonliving … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
Cyclostomata — noun primitive jawless aquatic vertebrate: lampreys; hagfishes • Syn: ↑order Cyclostomata • Hypernyms: ↑animal order • Member Holonyms: ↑Agnatha, ↑superclass Agnatha … Useful english dictionary
celleporidae — ˌseləˈpȯrəˌdē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Cellepora, type genus (irregular from Latin cella cell + New Latin pora) + idae : a family of bryozoans resembling coral, having tubular calcareous zooecia with terminal… … Useful english dictionary
cheilostomata — ˌkīləˈstōməd.ə noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from chil + stomata : a large order of bryozoans (class Gymnolaemata) having the colony erect or encrusting, the zooecia more or less tubular, and the aperture closed by a… … Useful english dictionary
heliolitidae — ˌhēlēōˈlid.əˌdē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Heliolites, type genus + idae : a family of Paleozoic tabulate corals prob. related to the Helioporidae but having 12 radial septa in the large zooecia … Useful english dictionary
helioporidae — ˌhēlēəˈpȯrəˌdē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Heliopora, type genus (from heli (I) + pora) + idae : a family of tabulate corals (order Coenothecalia) comprising the blue coral and extinct related forms and having the… … Useful english dictionary
interzooecial — “+ adjective Etymology: inter + zooecial : existing between or among zooecia … Useful english dictionary
