acrorhagi

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A form of acrorhagus — Any of a set of marginal tubercles of sea anemones containing specialized nematocysts

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noun
  1. pluralplural of acrorhagus

    Members of family Actiniidae also have nematocysts in the ring around the base of their tentacles, called acrorhagi, which they use for intra- and interspecific competition [ 31 ] and at filaments called acontia that are used for defence or paralysis of prey.

    2015 June 18, Mahdokht Jouiaei et al., “Ancient Venom Systems: A Review on Cnidaria Toxins”, in Toxins, volume 7, →DOI
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