janolid

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janolid (plural janolids)

  1. (zoology) Any member of the Janolidae (synonym of Proctonotidae), a family of sea slugs.
    • 1981, The Veliger, volume 24, page 225:
      A third species of janolid has been collected from San Diego, California and was depicted by Behrens (1980, fig. 152).
    • 1982, Annals of the South African Museum, volume 86, page 40:
      Food abundance does not appear to be a limiting factor as many ectoproct colonies are devoid of janolids.
    • 2003, Michael Schrödl, Sea slugs of southern South America, page 117:
      As an example, the up to now unknown structure and function of the janolid caruncle (see GOSLINER 1994) was investigated herein.

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