gastric filament

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gastric filament [′gas·trik ′fil·ə·mənt]

(invertebrate zoology)

In scyphozoans, a row of filaments on the surface of the gastric cavity which function to kill or paralyze live prey taken into the stomach. Also known as phacella.

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