catenicelliform

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adjective

Forming a jointed erect colony with internodes of few zooecia.

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Meanings

adjectivecatenicelliform (not comparable)
  1. not comparableForming a jointed erect colony with internodes of few zooecia.

    Catenicelliform species in the Vittaticellidae and some Crisia were dominant in the fine sediments.

    1975, Bryozoa 1974: Proceedings of the Third Conference, International Bryozoology Association, [Lyon, 2-11 September 1974] (part 2, page 285)
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    In both faunas, the dominant zoarial types are catenicelliform, followed by the cellariiform, adeoniform, and vinculariiform.

    1969, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Initial Reports of the Deep Sea Drilling Project (page 812)

    It is known that catenicelliform zoaria abound at depths of 20 to 40 m and occur very rarely outside the bathymetric limits […]

    1992, Polish Polar Research, volume 13, page 260
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