- sporosac
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Sporosac — Spo ro*sac (sp[=o] r[ o]*s[a^]k), n. [Spore + sac.] (Zo[ o]l.) (a) A hydrozoan reproductive zooid or gonophore which does not become medusoid in form or structure. See Illust. under {Athecata}. (b) An early or simple larval stage of trematode… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sporosac — (Gonophore), s. Hydromedusen … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
sporosac — n. [Gr. spora, seed; sakkos, bag] (CNIDARIA: Hydrozoa) In Siphonophora, gonophores held in place and not released into the water during larval development … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
sporosac — noun a) A hydrozoan reproductive zooid or simple form of gonophore which does not become medusoid in form or structure b) An early or simple larval stage of trematode worms and some other invertebrates, which is capable of reproducing other s by … Wiktionary
sporosac — ˌsak noun Etymology: spor + sac 1. : a simple degenerate gonophore of some hydroids that is often little more than a gonad and never medusoid 2. a. : sporocyst b. : redia … Useful english dictionary
Leptomedusae — Taxobox name = Thecate hydroids image width = 230px image caption = Crystal Jelly ( Aequorea victoria , Conica: Aequoreidae) with the parasitic amphipod Hyperia medusarum Photo by Sierra Blakely. regnum = Animalia subregnum = Eumetazoa phylum =… … Wikipedia
Plumularioidea — Taxobox name = Plumularioidea image width = 240px image caption = Aglaophenia species (Aglaopheniidae) regnum = Animalia subregnum = Eumetazoa phylum = Cnidaria subphylum = Medusozoa classis = Hydrozoa subclassis = Leptolinae ordo = Leptomedusae… … Wikipedia
gonophore — n. [Gr. gone, that which produces seed; phoreus, bearer] (CNIDARIA: Hydrozoa) In Hydroida, a structure that produces gametes and is a sporosac, medusa or any intermediate stage … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
HYDROZOAIRES — Les Hydrozoaires (Thomas Huxley, 1858) appartiennent à l’embranchement des Cnidaires venant, dans la classification du règne animal, après celui des Spongiaires qui groupe les plus primitifs des animaux pluricellulaires (Métazoaires). Les… … Encyclopédie Universelle
