isorhiza

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isorhiza (plural isorhizas)

  1. An open, tubular nematocyst, in Cnidaria, that anchors the animal as it moves on its tentacles
    • 2015 August 27, “Length Is Associated with Pain: Jellyfish with Painful Sting Have Longer Nematocyst Tubules than Harmless Jellyfish”, in PLOS ONE[1], →DOI:
      A) atrichous isorhiza, B) heterotrichous microbasic eurytele, C) heterotrichous microbasic eurytele D) atrichous isorhiza, E) isorhiza o-haploneme, F) microbasic mastigophore, G) large oval p-rhopaloid, H) heterotrichous microbasic eurytele and I) atrichous isorhiza.