Medusa bud

(Zool.)

one of the buds of a hydroid, destined to develop into a gonophore or medusa. See Athecata, and Gonotheca.

See also: Medusa

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

References in periodicals archive

Polyps cultured by Matthews (1963, 1966) for over one year also did not produce medusa buds despite control of both temperature and feed.

First record of Craspedacusta sowerbii Lankester, 1880 (Hydrozoa, Limnomedusae) in a natural freshwater lagoon of Uruguay, with notes on polyp stage in captivity/Primeiro registro de Craspedacusta sowerbii Lankester, 1880 (Hydrozoa, Limnomedusae) em uma lagoa natural de agua doce do Uruguai, com observances da fase de polipo em cativeiro

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