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Siphonophore vs Nectostem - What's the difference?

siphonophore | nectostem |

As nouns the difference between siphonophore and nectostem

is that siphonophore is (biology) any of various transparent marine hydrozoans, of the order siphonophora, that float or swim as colonies of polyps while nectostem is (zoology) that portion of the axis which bears the nectocalyces in siphonophores.

siphonophore

English

(wikipedia siphonophore)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (biology) Any of various transparent marine hydrozoans, of the order Siphonophora, that float or swim as colonies of polyps.

    • See also

    * (Siphonophora) * (Siphonophora Eschscholtz)

    nectostem

    English

    Noun

  • (zoology) That portion of the axis which bears the nectocalyces in siphonophores.
    • (Webster 1913)