Definition of Pentacrinoid. Meaning of Pentacrinoid. Synonyms of Pentacrinoid

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Definition of Pentacrinoid

Pentacrinoid
Pentacrinoid Pen*tac"ri*noid, n. [Pentacrinus + -oid.] (Zo["o]l.) An immature comatula when it is still attached by a stem, and thus resembles a Pentacrinus.

Meaning of Pentacrinoid from wikipedia

- types of pinnules: first, second and distal pinnules (Figs 4-6), and pentacrinoid larvae (Figs 7-9) from youngest to oldest. Fig 10 shows a cirrus. In...
- solid surface and attach themselves with a short stalk. Now known as pentacrinoid larvae, they have a similar feeding system to that of the adults. Eventually...
- surface where they attach themselves by a short stalk and are known as pentacrinoid larvae. Eventually they develop clawed cirri and detach themselves from...
- recently, Cladida has been redefined as a monophyletic parvclass of pentacrinoids which encomp****es articulates and the extinct Flexibilia (flexibles)...