hydroid
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An example is the colonial hydroid called an Obelia. The sessile polyp form has, in fact, two types of polyps, shown in Figure 3.
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In other hydroid species, the medusa dies after it spawns.
From New York Times ● Nov. 28, 2012
But most hydroid experts find it nearly impossible to secure financing.
From New York Times ● Nov. 28, 2012
But because there are so few hydroid experts, our understanding of these species is staggeringly incomplete.
From New York Times ● Nov. 28, 2012
Zoophyte, zō′ō-fīt, n. a term employed by Cuvier in his earlier attempts at classification to designate numerous simple animals, sedentary in habit, often with a superficial resemblance to plants—now restricted to hydroid colonies.—adjs.
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