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hydroid [′hī‚drȯid] (invertebrate zoology) The polyp form of a hydrozoan cnidarian. Also known as hydroid polyp; hydropolyp. Any member of the Hydroida. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| From their studies of the hydroids at Georges Bank and in the lab, reported at several forums this fall, Sullivan and her colleagues are amassing evidence that the floating creatures (Clytia gracilis) are unrecognized, yet major players in the Georges Bank food web. principal engineer (1986) and president and CEO of Hydroid, Inc. These polar cells and the cell-to-cell junctions remind him of the stinging cells and junctions seen in jellyfish and hydroids -- both radially symmetrical invertebrates. |
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