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Definition of obelia in English: obelianounə(ʊ)ˈbiːlɪəōˈbēlyə Zoology A sedentary colonial coelenterate with upright branching stems bearing minute cups in which the polyps sit. Genus Obelia, class Hydrozoa Example sentencesExamples - Cnidarians of the genus Obelia form colonies of polyps in their asexual generation.
- Obelia is used in many zoology textbooks to exemplify the Hydrozoa life cycle.
- This is a slide of Obelia, a colonial marine cnidarian that shows a distinct polymorphism in the organization of its members.
- Although most of the life of Obelia is spent in the sessile polyp form, medusa buds produced within reproductive polyps called gonangia escape into the water column.
- In the coelenterate Obelia, the egg develops into a colonial hydroid consisting of a series of branching Hydra-like organisms called polyps.
- This slide shows a medusa from the colonial cnidarian Obelia.
Origin Modern Latin, from Greek obelos 'pointed pillar'. Definition of obelia in US English: obelianounōˈbēlyə Zoology A genus of marine animals that bear polyps and produce medusae, and that form colonies that attach to rocks or the ocean bottom. Genus Obelia, class Hydrozoa Example sentencesExamples - Cnidarians of the genus Obelia form colonies of polyps in their asexual generation.
- This slide shows a medusa from the colonial cnidarian Obelia.
- In the coelenterate Obelia, the egg develops into a colonial hydroid consisting of a series of branching Hydra-like organisms called polyps.
- This is a slide of Obelia, a colonial marine cnidarian that shows a distinct polymorphism in the organization of its members.
- Although most of the life of Obelia is spent in the sessile polyp form, medusa buds produced within reproductive polyps called gonangia escape into the water column.
- Obelia is used in many zoology textbooks to exemplify the Hydrozoa life cycle.
Origin Modern Latin, from Greek obelos ‘pointed pillar’. |