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Definition of Gymnosomata

Gymnosomata
Gymnosomata Gym`no*so"ma*ta, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. gymno`s naked + ?, ?, the body.] (Zo["o]l.) One of the orders of Pteropoda. They have no shell.

Meaning of Gymnosomata from wikipedia

- Sea angels (clade Gymnosomata) are a large group of small free-swimming sea slugs, classified into six separate families. They are pelagic opisthobranchs...
- The sea butterflies form the sole food source of their relatives, the Gymnosomata. They are also consumed by sea birds, whales, and commercially important...
- planktonic, marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the suborder Gymnosomata, commonly called the 'sea angels'. These small pelagic snails lack s****...
- the sea butterflies, and Gymnosomata, the sea angels. The Thecosomata (lit. "case-body") have a s****, while the Gymnosomata ("naked body") do not. The...
- employ for locomotion. Additionally, like other Pteropods of the order Gymnosomata, Notobrachaeidae lack s**** entirely as adults. However, they do possess...
- small, flat, proteinaceous internal s****. The clades Thecosomata and Gymnosomata are small pelagic gastropods known as "sea butterflies" and "sea angels"...
- pelagic marine heterobranch opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the clade Gymnosomata. These small pelagic snails lack s**** (except in their early embryonic...
- clade Thecosomata. Sea angels, similar to Limacina, are in the order Gymnosomata. Both of these orders are still referred to as "pteropods". Sea butterflies...
- Informal group Opisthobranchia Clade Cephalaspidea Clade Thecosomata Clade Gymnosomata Clade Aplysiomorpha Group Acochlidiacea Clade Sacoglossa Group Cylindrobullida...
- taxonomic groups of gastropods: Clade Cephalaspidea Clade Thecosomata Clade Gymnosomata Clade Aplysiomorpha Epitoke parapodium Annelida Rouse, Greg; Pleijel...