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Definition of Comatula
1. Noun. Former usage synonymous with Antedon.
Definition of Comatula
1. n. A crinoid of the genus Antedon and related genera. When young they are fixed by a stem. When adult they become detached and cling to seaweeds, etc., by their dorsal cirri; -- called also feather stars.
Definition of Comatula
1. Noun. (zoology) A crinoid of the genus ''Antedon'' and related genera. When young they are fixed by a stem. When adult they become detached and cling to seaweeds, etc., by their dorsal cirri. ¹
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Definition of Comatula
1. a marine animal [n -LAE]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Comatula
Literary usage of Comatula
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Animal Kingdom Arranged in Conformity with Its Organization by Georges Cuvier, Pierre André Latreille (1831)
"We should also separate the ALECTO of Leach, called comatula by M. de Lamarck.
They have five large articulated rays, each of which is divided into two or ..."
2. A Manual of the Infusoria: Including a Description of All Known Flagellate by William Saville-Kent (1880)
"... phase of a Feather-star, comatula, reproduced from Haeckel's ' Natiirliche
... comatula ..."
3. Summarized Proceedings ... and a Directory of Members by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1885)
"... that the main nervous system — both motor and sensory — of comatula consists
of the central capsule and axial cords embedded in the calcareous skeleton ..."
4. On the Origin and Metamorphoses of Insects by John Lubbock (1902)
"... hairs at the narrower posterior end of the body. Gradually a number of minute
calcareous spines and plates make 41 FIG. 41.—comatula rosacea (after ..."
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