cellariiform

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cellariiform (not comparable)

  1. Composed of colonies with jointed subcylindrical internodes of several zooids
    • 1957, Sidney Frederic Harmer, The Polyzoa of the Siboga Expedition, page 1106:
      Cellariiform, the orifices nearly confined to the convex frontal and lateral surfaces; the basal surface with a strong median calcareous keel, almost concealed by a flat membranous epitheca, which covers the whole zoarium []
    • 1974, Tōhoku Daigaku, Science Reports: (Geology). Second series (volumes 45-46, page 95)
      The cellariiform and reteporiform types are most dominant in a number of species and individuals.