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Home >> Glossary Download Options Download Options Primary language will be language selected to the left. Single Language Include Images Translation Table Translations Dutch English French German Hebrew Italian Japanese Portuguese Russian Spanish Thai Without Definitions Primary Definition Only All Definitions Search/Browse Glossary Taxonomic Group: Language: Search Term: Search within definitions Terms in English (Display Sources) Contributors for Taxonomic Group Terms and Definitions contributed by: Estefania Rodriguez - American Museum of Natural History Images contributed by: Estefania Rodriguez - American Museum of Natural History; Meghan Rock Translations by: Estefania Rodriguez - American Museum of Natural History (Spanish) Translations and images were also sourced from the following references: Carlgren O (1949) A Survey of the Ptychodactiaria, Corallimorpharia and Actiniaria. Vol. 1, no. 1. K. Svenska Vetenskapsakad. Handl. Häussermann V & Försterra G (Eds) (2009). Marine Benthic Fauna of Chilean Patagonia. Santiago, Nature in Focus, pp. 1000 Abaxial Abaxial Abcauline Abdomen Acantho Acanthophore Acanthostyle Acanthozooid Accessory openings Accessory spicule Accessory stylet sacs Accretive reticulation Acerate spicule Acnide Tentacle Acontioid Acontium (pl. acontia) Acraspedote Acrocyst Acropetal Acrorhagus (pl. acrorhagi) Acrosphere Acrospheres Actine ray Actinocyte Actinopharynx Actinula Acute Adaxial Adaxial Adcauline Adherent rugae Adhesive organs (larvae) Adhesive Pad Adnate Adradial Adventitious Agglutinated support (agglutinating) Ala Alternate Alternate Alternation of generations Alveolate skeleton Amararhysis Ambucinate Amorphous Amphiaster Amphiblastula Amphicoronate Amphidisc Amphitriaene Amphitrider Ampulla Ampullae (larvae) Anal opening Anastomosing Anastomosing Anastomosing Anatriaene Anaxial desma Anchor Anchorate chela Angulate spicule Aniso- Anisochela Anisotropic skeleton Annulation Annulus Anterior cephalic furrows Anterior pole Anthaster Antho- Anthosigma Anticlinal Anus Aphodal Aphodus Apical Apical actine (ray) Apical Knob or Chamber Apical or Umbilical Canal Apical Projection Apical Wings Apiculate Apochete Apophysis Apopinacocyte Apopinacoderm Apopylar cell Apopyle Aporhysis Aquiferous system Arborescent Arborescent Archaeocyte Arcuate chela Areolated surface Articulate skeleton Ascending limb of gut loop Asconoid Asconoid sponge Aspidaster Aspidoplumicome Aster Astroclone Astrorhiza Asymmetric megasclere Athecate Atrial cavity Atrial siphon Atrial skeleton Atrial tentacles Autodermalia Autogastralia Auxiliary cell Axial filament Axial skeleton Axinellid skeleton Axis Bacteriocyte Bark Basal Lamella Basal spongin plate Basal triradiate system Basalia Basidictyonal plate Basigaster Basilar muscles Basipetal Basis Basitrich Basopinacocyte Bicoronate Bicuspidate Bifid Bimucronate Bipocillum Birotula Biseriate Bladder Blastostyle Blastozooid Blastula Bleached Blind Canal Blunt megasclere Bouquet Brachyome Bract Brain Branch Branchial aperture (= opening or orifice) Branchial fold Branchial formulae Branchial papillae Branchial sac Branchial tentacles Branching Branchlet Brood Chamber Brood pouch Bud Bud Budding Budding Bugle Bulb Bushy Butt Caecum Calcareous Calcareous spicule Calcareous spicules Calcareous tripod Caliculate Calthrop Calycocome Campanopsid Campanulate Campanuliform Campanulinid Canalaria Canaliculated Candelabrum Canonochela Capitate Capsule Carcinoecium Carpogonium Carposporangium Carpospores Carposporophyte Carrier cell Cartilaginous Cateniform Caudal cirrus Caulus Cellules en croix Cemented spicule Central cell Central Organ Centrifugal Canal Centripetal Canal Centrotriaene Centrotylote Cephalic furrows Cephalic grooves Cephalic slits Cerebral ganglia Cerebral organ furrows Cerebral organs Cerebral sensory organs Cerebral vesicle Cervicorn Chamber Chela Cheval-De-Frise Chiactine Chiastoclone Chiastosigma Choanoblast Choanochamber Choanocyte Choanocyte chamber Choanocyte-lined chamber Choanoderm Choanoskeleton Choanosomal skeleton Choanosome Chordal Chordoid Choristid megasclere arrangement Cinclides Cinctoblastula Circlet Circular muscles Circumscribed Cirrus Clad Cladium Cladome Cladotylote Clasp Clathrate Clathrate skeleton Clathriid skeleton Clavate Clavate Clavidisc microsclere Clavule Cleistochela Cleptocnidae Cloaca Cloacal aperture Cloacal canal Cloacal cavity Cloacal languet Clone Clump Cnida (pl. cnidae) Cnidae Cnidoband Cnidoblasts Cnidocil Cnidocyst Capsule Cnidocyte Cnidome Cnidome Cnidophore Cnidosacs Cnidothylacium Codonhexactin Coeloblastula Coenocytic Coenosarc Coenosteum Coenosteum Collagen fascicle Collar body Collencyte Colonial ascidian Colony Colony Column Column Column Columnar Comitalia Comma Commissural Canals Compound ascidian Compound fiber Compound Sense Organ Compressed Compressible Conceptacle Conchicolous Conchula Confused skeleton Congeneric Conical megasclere Conspecific Conulose surface Coppinia Coralline Corallite (= calyx) Corallum Corbula Corbulacosta Cordylus Cored fiber Corm Cormidium Cormoid Corrugated surface Cortex Cortex Cortical Cortical skeleton Cortical spicule Corticated Corticating Cortication Craspedote Crateriform Crenulated Crepis Cri- Croca Crosswall Cruciate Cruciform Crustose Crypt tissue Cryptomedusoid Crystal ultrastructure Curved Cusp Cuspidellid Cyclosystem Cymba Cyrtancistra Cystencyte Cystocarp Cystocarpic Dactylostyle Dactylotome Dactylozooid Deciduous Decumbent Decussate Dendritic skeleton Dendroclone Dendroreticulate fiber skeleton Dentate Dermalia Desma Desmocyte Determinate Deuteroclad Diact Diactin Diactine Diaene Diancistra Diapason Diaphragm Diarhysis Dichotomous Dichotomously branched Dichotomy Dichotriaene Dicranoclone Dictyonal skeleton (= dictyonine) Dictyonalia Didiscorhabd Diffuse Digestive tract Digitate Diod spicule Diplaster Diploblastic Diplodal Direct Development Directives, directive mesenteries Discaster Dischela Discoctaster Discohexactin Discohexaster Discorhabd Discotriaene Distal Distal Distal Distal Dorsal lamina Dorsal languets Dorsal tubercle Dorsiventral Drepanocome Echinating spicule Ecorticate Ecto-Endodermal Ocelli Ecto-Endodermal Statocyst Ecto-Theca Ectochrote Ectoderm Ectoderm Ectodermal ampullae (larvae) Ectodermal Lamella Ectodermal Lamina Ectodermal vesicles (larvae) Ectosomal skeleton Ectosome Egestion Egg Elastic Embryo Embryo Encrusted substrate Endocarp Endocoel Endoderm Endoderm Endolithic Endolithic Endophytic Endopinacocyte Endopinacoderm Endopsammic Endosomal_skeleton Endosome Endostyle Endozoic Entire Entrapped spicules Eosinophilic cell Epicardium Epilithic Epilithic Epiphytic Epirhabd Epirhysis Epitheca Epixylous Epizoic Equal megasclere Erect Euaster Eudoxid Eumedusoid Eurypylous Excavating Excretionary Papillae Excretory Pore Excretory vesicles Excurrent siphon Exhalant canal Exhalant system Exocoel Exopinacocyte Exotyle Extra-axial skeleton Exumbrella Exumbrellar Cnidocyst Band Exumbrellar Cnidocyst Cluster or Band Exumbrellar Spur Facial plane Falcate Fascicle Fascicled Fascicular fibrous microstructure Fasciculate Fiber Fibroreticulate Fibule Ficiform Filament Filamentous/Filiform Filiform Filling (tissue) structure Fimbria Firm Fistule Fistulose Flabellate Flabellate Flabellate Flagelliform Fleshy Flexile Cirri Flexuose Flexuous spicule Floricome Foliaceous Foliose Follicle cell Foramen Forceps Fosse Fragile Fragmentation Free actine Friable Frond Frustule Fuchsinophilic cell Funnel Fusiform Fusiform spicule Gametangium Gametophyte Gastralia Gastric Cavity Gastric reservoir Gastrointestinal gland Gastropore Gastrostome Gastrovascular cavity Gastrovascular System Gastrozooid Gemmule Gemmule Geniculum/genicula Genus Globoferous cell Globular Glockenkern Glomulus Glutinous Glycocyte Gonad Gonads Gonangium (Gonangia) Gonimoblast Gonochoric gonad Gonodendron Gonophoral Polyp Gonophore Gonosome Gonotheca Gonozooid Graphicome Gray cell Gut Gut loop Habit Halichondrioid skeleton Hard Hastate Head Heart Heloclone Hemioxyhexaster Hemipenes (HP) Hepatic gland Hermaphrodite gonad Hermaphroditic Heteromedusoid Heteromerous Segmentation Heteromorphic Heterotrichous Hexactin Hexadisc Hexaster Hilum Hinge Joint Hispid surface Hispidation Holdfast Hollow Tentacle Holotrich Homogeneous fiber Homomerous Segmentation Honeycombed surface Hydranth Hydrocaulus Hydrocladia Hydroecium Hydroid Hydrophore Hydropore Hydrorhiza Hydrotheca Hydrotheca Reduction Hymedesmioid skeleton Hypocystic Villus Hypodermalia Hypogastralia Hypogynous cell Hypostome Hypostome Hypothallus/hypothallium Imperfect mesenteries Inarticulate skeleton Incompressible Incrassate Incubatory pouch Incurrent siphon Indeterminate Infundibula Infundibuliform Inhalant canal Inhalant system Intermedia Internode Interradial Interstitial spicule Intertentacular Web Intestinal curvature Intestinal loop Intestinal swelling Intestine Intracellular pore Intrathecal Ridge Involucre Involucrum Irciniid filament Iridescent Irregular microstructure Iso- Isochela Isodictyal reticulation Isomorphic Isotropic reticulation Kidney Lacerate / Laciniate Lamellate Lamina Lamina Laminated fiber Lanceolate Lappet Larva Larva (pl. Larvae) Larval tail Larval trunk Lateral Cirri Lateral Nematothecae Lateral organ Lateral Ridges Lateral sense organ Latilamina Lax (= loose, vague) skeleton Leuconoid sponge Leuconoid system Ligula Ligulate Limbus Limp Line of spicules Linear Linked spicules Lip Lipo- Lipostomous surface Lithistid skeleton Littoral Liver diverticula Lobate Locule Locule Longitudinal muscles Longitudinal vessels Lophocalthrop Lophocome (= lophodiscohexaster) Lophocyte Lychnisc Lychnisca Lyssacine Macrobasic p-amastigophore Macrobasic p-mastigophore Macrocnemes Macroscopic Mamelon Mamelon Mammilate Mantle Mantle Mantle Canal Manubrial Pouch Manubrial or Gastric Cavity Manubrium Margin Marginal Marginal Bulbs Marginal Cirri Marginal Cnidocyst Ring Marginal Lappet Marginal sphincter muscle Marginal Tentacle Marginal Vesicle Marginal Wart Marginalia Marsupium Massive Median Nematothecae Medulla Medullary Medusa Medusa Budding Medusary Nodule Megaclone Megarhizoclone Megasclere Meiosporangium Membranous Meristem Mesenterial arrangement Mesenterial filament Mesentery Mesentery (pl. mesenteries) Mesh Mesial Nematothecae Mesoglea Mesogloea Mesohyl Mesolamella Mesotriaene Mesotrider Metaster Micro- Microanchor Microbasic b-mastigophore Microbasic p-amastigophore Microbasic p-mastigophore Microcionid Microcnemes Microdiactin spicule Microgranular cell Microgranular microstructure Microhexactin Microholactin Microlamellar microstructure Micropyle Microrhabd Microsclere Microstrongyle Microstructure Microsymbiont Modular Monact Monaene Monaxon Monilifiliform Moniliform Moniliform Monopodial Monosiphonous Monostiliferan proboscis armature Mouth Mouth Mouth Arm Mouth Plate Mucronate Mucronate megasclere Multiaxial Multiseriate Multispicular fiber Muscle bands Muscular process Myocyte Neck furrow(s) Neck Shield Nectophore Nectosac Nectosome Needle-like biradiate Nemathecium Nemathybome Nematocladium Nematocyst Nematodactyl Nematophore Nematopore Nematotheca Nerve Ring Nettle Ring Neural complex Neural duct Neural ganglion Neural gland Node Node Non-Tentacular Marginal Bulb Nurse cell Oblate Obtuse Ocellus Ocellus (pl. ocelli) Octactin Octant Octaster Oesophageal neck Oesophageal opening Oesophagus Olynthus stage Onychaete Onychaster Oozooid Operculum Opposite Opposite Optic axis Oral Oral aperture Oral disc Oral lobes Oral Tentacle Oral tentacles Orthodiactin Orthogonal microstructure Orthotriaene Osculum Ostiole Ostium Ostium Otolith Otoporpae Ovary Ovate Oviduct Oviparity Oxea Oxy- Oxyaster Paedomorphosis Paedophore Paired actine Palisade Pallial Canal Palmate Palmate Palmate Palmate chela Palpacle Palpon Papilla Papillate surface Pappocome Paraphyses Parasagittal spicule Parastigmatic vessels Paratangential skeleton Parchment Parenchymalia Parenchymella Parietobasilar muscles Paucispicular fiber Pedal disc Pedicel Pedicle Pedicular Canal Peduncle Pedunculate Peltate Pentactin Perfect mesenteries Perforate Peribranchial cavity Pericarp Pericentral cells Periclinal Periderm Peripharyngeal band Peripheral Canal Peripheral Canal System Perisarc Perithallium Peritubercular area Peronia Peronial Canal Perradial Petra Phagocytosis Pharyngeal basket Phylactocarps Phylactogonium Phyllotriaene Physa Pilidium Pillar Pinacocyte Pinacoderm Pinnate Pinnate Pinnule Pinule Pit connection Pith Pithed fiber Placochela Plagiotriaene Planula Planuliform larva Platy Plesiaster Pleuralia Plumoreticulate skeleton Plumose Plumose skeleton Plurilocular Pluriseriate Pneumadenia Pneumatocodon Pneumatocyst Pneumatophore Pneumatosaccus Pocket cell Podocyst Polygastric Stage Polymorphic Polymorphic Polyp Polysiphonic Polysiphonous Polystiliferan proboscis armature Polystromatic Polytylote megasclere Pore groove Pore sieve Porocalyx Porocyte Postabdomen Posterior cephalic furrow(s) Posterior pole Posticum Prebranchial area Prebranchial groove Prestomach Primary calcareous skeleton Primary fiber Primary Polyp Primary spicule Primary spicule framework Principalia Proboscis Proboscis armature Proboscis pore Proboscis regions (chambers) Proboscis sheath Procarp/Procarpy Progenesis Prolate Prosochete Prosodus Prosopinacocyte Prosopinacoderm Prosopyle Prostalia Prostrate Protoclad Protorhabd Protriaene Proximal Proximal Proximal Proximal Pseudoacrorhagus (pl. pseudoacrorhagi) Pseudocalyx Pseudofiliform Pseudogemmule Pseudohydrotheca Pseudoparenchymatous Pseudosagittal spicule Pseudosepta Ptychocyst Punctate surface Pycnaster Pyloric gland Pyrenoid Pyriform Quadrant Quadrate Radial Canal Radiate skeleton Ramified Capitate Raphide Rectal valve Rectum Reduction body Regular spicule Renal sac Repent Repent Resilient Rete Reticulate Reticulate skeleton Retractor muscle Retropharyngeal groove Rhabd Rhabdiferous cell Rhabdodiactin Rhabdome Rhabdostyle Rhagon stage Rhizine Rhizocaulomic Rhizoclone Rhizoid Rhizoid Rhizoidal Rhizomatous Rhynchocoel Rhynchopore Rhynchostomopore Ribbed surface Rigid aspicular skeleton Rigid spicular skeleton Ring Canal Ring Palisade Rooted Rows of stigmata Rubbery Rudimentary Bulb Rugose surface Saccate Sagittal spicule Sail Sanidaster Sarcopore Sarcostyle Sarule Saxicolous Scale Scapus Scepter Sceptrule Schizorhysis Sclerocyte Sclerodermite Scopule Scutum Secondary calcareous skeleton Secondary fiber Secondary furrows Secund Selenaster Semifiliform Semimoniliform Sensorial vesicle Sensory Club Septate Septum Serrate Sessile Sessile Shaft Side organ Sieve plate Sigma Sigmaspire Sigmatocome Silicatein Simple ascidian Siphon Siphonal lining Siphonal scales Siphonal spines Siphonoglyph Siphonous Siphons Siphosome Size class Skeleton Smoking Smooth surface Soft Solid Tentacle Solitary ascidian Somatocyst Sorus Spadix Spathulate Spatuliferous-anchorate chela Sperm duct Spermatangium Spermatium (Pl. = spermatia) Spermatophore Spermatozoid Spermiocyst Sphaerancora Sphaeroclone Sphaerohexactin (sphaerohexact) Sphaerohexaster Spheraster Spheroxyaster Spherule Spherulitic microstructure Spherulous cell Sphincter Spiculation Spicule Spicule center Spiculoid spicule Spine Spined Spiny surface Spiral Spiral Cirrus (Cirri) Spiral Zooid Spiraster (= spinispira) Spirocyst Spirodiscohexaster Spongeocoel Spongin Spongocyte Sporangium Spore Sporophyte Sporosac Spur Canal Stalk Statoblast Statocyst Statocyst Statocyte Statolith=Otolith Stauractin Stauraster Stellate Stem Stepped megasclere Sterraster Sterrospheraster Stigmata Stinging Cell Stipitate Stipitate Stolon Stolon Stolon Stolonal Colonies Stolonic vessel Stoloniferous Stoma (pl. stomata) Stomach Stomach Stomoblastula stage Stomodeum Storage cells Straight Streptaster Striated Muscle Strobiloplumicome Strongylaster (= chiaster) Strongyle Strongyloxea Style Style Stylet Styloid Sporosac Subatrial spicule Subcortical spicule Subdermal spicule Sublithistid skeleton Subtylostyle Subumbrella Subumbrellar Cavity Subumbrellar Surface Sucker Sulcate Supporting Cell Swimming Gonophore Swimming Sporosac Syconoid Syconoid sponge Sylleibid Symmetrical megasclere Sympodial Synapticule System of zooids Tabula Tabulae Tabulate osculum Tadpole Tail Tangential skeleton Tangential spicule Tauactin Tenaculum (pl. Tenaculi) Tentacle Tentacle Tentaculae Tentacular Marginal Bulb Tentacular Root Tentaculiform Structure Tentaculocyst Tentaculozooid Tentilla Terete Terminal ampullae (adults) Tertiary fiber Test Test vessels Testis (pl. Testes) Tetraclone Tetractin Tetractine Tetradisc Tetrapocillum Tetrasporangium Tetraspore Tetrasporophyte Thallus (Pl. thalli) Thaumatochela Theca Thecate Thesocyte Thorax Thraustoxa Thread Thrust Block Tignule Tornote Tough Toxa Trabecula Trabecular tissue Tract Transverse Transverse muscles Triactin Triaene Triaxone Trichaster Trichimella Trichoblast Trichocyte Trichodragma Trichogyne Trichothallic Trichotriaene Trichox Tridentate chela Trider Trifurcate Trimerous Triod Tripod Trophocyte Trophosome Truncaster Truncate Tubercle Tuberculate spicule Tubular Tubule Tuburculate Turbinate Turflike Tylaster Tyle Tylostyle Tylote Umbilical Canal Umbrella Umbrellula Uncinate Undulate Uniaxial Unilateral Unilocular Uniseriate Unispicular fiber, tract Unpaired actine Urceolate Utricle Vanadocytes Vas deferens Vasiform Velar Velar Ridge Velum Velum Veronica Verruca (pl. verrucae) Verticillate Verticillate Verticillated acanthostyle Vesicle Vesicle Vesicular Vestibule Vibratory Plate Viviparity Whorled Zonate Zooid Zooid Zooid Zooidangium Zoosporangium Zoospore Zooxanthellae Zygome Zygosis
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