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Definition of Scyphistomae
1. scyphistoma [n] - See also: scyphistoma
Lexicographical Neighbors of Scyphistomae
Literary usage of Scyphistomae
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1902)
"In small aquaria numerous cases of cannibalism were noted, the scyphistomae
greedily devouring any planula which came within the grasp of the vigilant ..."
2. Text-book of the Embryology of Invertebrates by Eugen Korschelt, Karl Heider, Edward Laurens Mark, William McMichael Woodworth, Matilda Bernard, Martin Fountain Woodward (1895)
"The metamorphosis into older scyphistomae (Figs. 54 and 55) takes place by an
increase in the number of the tentacles and other changes, which efface more ..."
3. Syracuse University Publications: Contributions from the Zoological Laboratory (1897)
"The scyphistomae of Cyanea are almost clear white in color, in rather marked
contrast with the dull flesh color of the polyp of Aurelia, and when viewed in ..."
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