- Rhopalium
- Rhopalium Rho*pa"li*um, n.; pl. {Rhopalia}. [NL.] (Zo["o]l.) One of the marginal sensory bodies of medus[ae] belonging to the Discophora. [1913 Webster]
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Rhopalium
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Rhopalium — Als Rhopalium (plural: Rhopalia rsp. Rhopalien) werden die Rand oder Sinneskörper von Schirmquallen (Scyphozoa) und Würfelquallen (Cubozoa) bezeichnet, die am Rand des Schirms oder der Glocke dieser Nesseltiere zu finden sind. Sie haben die Form… … Deutsch Wikipedia
rhopalium — n.; pl. lia [Gr. rhopalon, club] (CNIDARIA) A hollow tentacle or sense organ with endodermal statoliths and rarely ocelli, that lay in each notch between the lappets at the end of a pedalium; lithostyle; statorhabd; tentaculocyst; statocyst;… … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
rhopalium — rho·pa·li·um … English syllables
rhopalium — … Useful english dictionary
Rhopalia — Rhopalium Rho*pa li*um, n.; pl. {Rhopalia}. [NL.] (Zo[ o]l.) One of the marginal sensory bodies of medus[ae] belonging to the Discophora. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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rhopalioid — rōˈpālēˌȯid noun ( s) Etymology: New Latin rhopalium + English oid : an organ of some scyphozoans that resembles a rhopalium … Useful english dictionary
Rhopalia — (singular: rhopalium) are small sensory structures of scyphozoan and cubozoan jellyfish; in Aurelia they lie in marginal indententions around the bell and are flanked by rhopalial lappets. Specialized structures to sense light (ocelli) and… … Wikipedia
