Ath`e`ca´ta

n. pl.

(Zool.) A division of Hydroidea in which the zooids are naked, or not inclosed in a capsule. See Tubularian.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.

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Suborden Athecata (Gymnoblastea, Anthomedusae), Thecata (Calyptoblastea, Leptomedusae) y Limnomedusae.

Faunal assemblages of intertidal hydroids (Hydrozoa, Cnidaria) from Argentinean Patagonia (Southwestern Atlantic Ocean)

The variation of Halocordyle disticha (Cnidaria, Athecata) from the Brazilian coast: an environmental indicator species?

Shallow-water Campanulariidae (Hydrozoa, Leptothecatae) from Northern Bahia, Brazil

Observations on the settling behaviour of planulae of Clava multicornis Forskal (Hydroidea, Athecata).

Collection and culture techniques for gelatinous zooplankton

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