Definition of Rhopalium. Meaning of Rhopalium. Synonyms of Rhopalium

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Definition of Rhopalium

Rhopalium
Rhopalium Rho*pa"li*um, n.; pl. Rhopalia. [NL.] (Zo["o]l.) One of the marginal sensory bodies of medus[ae] belonging to the Discophora.

Meaning of Rhopalium from wikipedia

- Rhopalia (singular: rhopalium) from Ancient Gr**** ῥόπαλον (rhópalon) 'club' are small sensory structures of certain Scyphozoan (true jellyfish) and Cubozoan...
- balance organ at each of the eight indentations between the lobes – the rhopalium – which helps the jellyfish orient itself. From the central mouth extend...
- they coordinate the muscular action allowing the animal to move. Each rhopalium is typically ****ociated with a pair of sensory pits, a statocyst, and...
- structures called rhopalia which are connected to their ring nerve. Each rhopalium contains two image forming lens eyes. The upper lens eye looks straight...
- Feature detection Infrared sensing in snakes Monocular deprivation Ommatidium Palpebral (bone) Pseudopupil Rhopalium Underwater vision Visual perception...
- Feature detection Infrared sensing in snakes Monocular deprivation Ommatidium Palpebral (bone) Pseudopupil Rhopalium Underwater vision Visual perception...
- pigment eyes. The statolith is oval and is located at the base of each rhopalium. There are eight different types of stinging cells. This box jellyfish...
- Feature detection Infrared sensing in snakes Monocular deprivation Ommatidium Palpebral (bone) Pseudopupil Rhopalium Underwater vision Visual perception...
- deep blue-green color. The bell is mostly an ashy brown, otherwise. Each rhopalium has a white spot on its radius, and there are often four white streaks...
- Feature detection Infrared sensing in snakes Monocular deprivation Ommatidium Palpebral (bone) Pseudopupil Rhopalium Underwater vision Visual perception...