Noun Actinula Definition and Examples
Definition:
1.noun
In some hydrozoans: a mobile tentaculate larva, which develops from a planula and transforms into an adult polyp or medusa after dispersal.
((n. pl.) A kind of embryo of certain hydroids (Tubularia),
having a stellate form.)
Origin:
Late 19th century; earliest use found in George Allman (1812–1898), naturalist. From ancient Greek ἀκτῖν-, ἀκτίς ray + -ula, after planula.
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