Craspedota

Translingual

Etymology

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Proper noun

Craspedota

1. (obsolete) A taxonomic division within the subphylum Medusozoa – jellyfish and similar organisms bearing a true velum which is marked by a narrow shelf-like ridge on the inner border of the circular margin of the medusa.

References

• “Craspedota”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• Jellyfish on Wikipedia.Wikipedia