Definition of Pennatula. Meaning of Pennatula. Synonyms of Pennatula

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Definition of Pennatula

Pennatula
Pennatula Pen*nat"u*la, n.; pl. L. Pennatul[ae], E. Pennatulas. [NL., fr. L. penna a feather.] (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of Pennatula, Pteroides, and allied genera of Alcyonaria, having a featherlike form; a sea-pen. The zooids are situated along one edge of the side branches.

Meaning of Pennatula from wikipedia

- Pennatula is a genus of sea pens in the family Pennatulidae. The genus contains several bioluminescent species, including Pennatula rubra, Pennatula phosp****a...
- Psalis pennatula, the yellow hairy caterpillar, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1793...
- diverse habitat for many marine species. Pennatula aculeata Danielssen, 1860. — Plume de mer. — (Sea Pen). Pennatula grandis Ehrenberg, 1834. — Grande Pennatule...
- colonial; hydrae, jellyfish, sea anemones, and Aurelia, which are solitary; Pennatula; Portuguese man o' war; Gorgonia; and Physalia. Coelenterata lack a specialized...
- The pluma porgy (Calamus pennatula), also known as the West Indian porgy, pluma or pimento grunt, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to...
- Virgulariidae Actinoptilum molle (Echinoptilidae) Renilla sp. (Renillidae) Pennatula phosp****a (Pennatulidae) Veretillum sp. (Veretillidae) Virgularia sp...
- Boatwr. Vac****ia pennatula (Schltdl. & Cham.) Seigler & Ebinger—feather acacia var. parvicephala Seigler & Ebinger var. pennatula (Schltdl. & Cham.)...
- Pennella diodontis Oken, 1815 Species See text. Synonyms Baculus Lubbock, 1860 Hessella Brady, 1883 Lernaeopenna Blainville, 1822 Pennatula Linnaeus, 1758...
- Cr****ophyllum Tixier-Durivault, 1961 Graphularia Gyrophyllum Studer, 1891 Pennatula Linnaeus, 1758 Pteroeides Herklots, 1858 Ptilosarcus Verrill, 1865 Sarcoptilus...
- (Bryozoa), Corallina (coralline algae), Sertularia (Bryozoa), Hydra, Pennatula (sea pens), Taenia (tapeworms), Volvox The second volume, published in...