velum
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The preconchylian invagination or shell-gland is formed in the embryo behind the velum, on the surface opposite the blastopore.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" by Various
The medusoids have no true velum; in some cases a structure more or less resembling this organ, termed a velarium, is present, permeated by endodermal canals.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 "Cockaigne" to "Columbus, Christopher" by Various
It commences in the form of a small white aphthous sore; which usually attacks the velum or posterior part of the pharynx, mostly the latter.
From North American Medical and Surgical Journal, Vol. 2, No. 3, July, 1826 by Bache, Franklin
Foot divided into two, posterior half bearing the operculum; a wide epipodial velum; shell turbinated.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" by Various
There are about 40 tentacles, the velum at the base of which extends upwards for a considerable distance without being festooned.
From Freshwater Sponges, Hydroids & Polyzoa by Annandale, Nelson
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