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; phylum Cnidaria, class Hydrozoa)
An order of cnidarians that have no fixed hydroid stage and a mobile medusoid (see medusa) stage that is well developed. Marginal sense organs are formed from modified tentacles and derived from the gastrodermis.
From: Trachylina in A Dictionary of Zoology »
Subjects: Zoology and Animal Sciences.
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