Rhopalia (singular: rhopalium) are small sensory structures of Scyphozoa (typical jellyfish) and Cubozoa (box jellies). In Aurelia they lie in marginal indententions around the bell and are flanked by rhopalial lappets. Specialized structures to sense light (ocelli) and perceive gravity (statoliths) are usually present. They also control the pace ...
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• (n.) One of the marginal sensory bodies of medusae belonging to the Discophora.
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(from the article `nervous system`) ...parts are arranged symmetrically around a hollow gut cavity called the coelenteron. In some species nerve fibres course along the radial canals, ...
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Rho·pa'li·um noun ;
plural Rhopalia . [ New Latin ]
(Zoology) One of the marginal sensory bodies of medusæ belonging to the Discophora.
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