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Gonangium vs Pneumatophore - What's the difference?

gonangium | pneumatophore |

As nouns the difference between gonangium and pneumatophore

is that gonangium is a capsule which encloses the blastostyle of some hydroids while pneumatophore is (zoology) a gas-filled sac or float of some colonial marine coelenterates, such as the portuguese man-of-war.

gonangium

English

Noun

(gonangia)
  • A capsule which encloses the blastostyle of some hydroids

    • Synonyms

    * gonotheca * teleophore

    pneumatophore

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (zoology) A gas-filled sac or float of some colonial marine coelenterates, such as the Portuguese man-of-war.
  • (botany) An aerial root, in mangroves etc., specialized for gaseous exchange.

    • Derived terms

    * (l)