Meaning of phacellus | Babel Free

Definitions

One of the filaments on the inner surface of the gastric cavity of certain jellyfishes.

Examples

“Closer inspection, however, shows that the two phacelli of each pair originate as diverging limbs, from a simple interradial phacellus deep in the bottom of the basal stomach.”

“[...] phacelli are well developed, occupying the interradial sides of the octagonal stomach cavity. Each phacellus consists of from eight to twelve brush-like filaments.”

“... the phacellus placed on it, which is formed by a bow-shaped series of gastral filaments.”

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