Definition of Rhopalia. Meaning of Rhopalia. Synonyms of Rhopalia

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Definition of Rhopalia

Rhopalia
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 Rhopalia from wikipedia

- Rhopalia (singular: rhopalium) from Ancient Gr**** ῥόπαλον (rhópalon) 'club' are small sensory structures of certain Scyphozoan (true jellyfish) and Cubozoan...
- Rhopalia is a genus of flies in the family Mydidae. Rhopalia annulata Sack, 1934 Rhopalia bequaerti Lyneborg, 1970 Rhopalia berlandi Séguy, 1949 Rhopalia...
- the box jellyfish have 6 eyes on each of their 4 rhopalia, creating a total of 24 eyes. The rhopalia also feature a heavy crystal-like structure called...
- Species: Rhopalias coronatus Rhopalias macracanthus Rhopalias oochi López-Caballero, Mata-López & Pérez-Ponce de León, 2019 "Rhopalias Stiles & H****all, 1898"...
- niches between the lappets are dangling rudimentary sense organs known as rhopalia, and the margin of the bell often bears tentacles. On the underside of...
- The number of rhopalia can vary, with the original description noting there were instances of specimens having 18 and 22. The rhopalia are equidistant...
- the nerve cells are instead concentrated into small structures called rhopalia. There are between four and sixteen of these small lobes arranged around...
- by a decentralized nerve net and simple receptors. Cnidarians also have Rhopalia, which are involved in gravity sensing and sometimes chemoreception. Several...
- known as lappets and in the niches between these, there are usually eight rhopalia (sensory organs). Sometimes there are also hollow marginal tentacles. The...
- bell margin. Medusae also have eight tentacles, alternating with eight rhopalia, and twice as many lappets occur as tentacles. Atolla bairdii Fewkes, 1886...