Rhopalium
Sign in to savethumb|right|200px|Moon jellyfish (Aurelia aurita), with rhopalia visible in indentations of the bell's rim
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- Subclass of
- tentacle
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- Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
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- Rhopalia
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- Description
- Morphology and function
- Formation during metamorphosis
- Phylogenetic variations/manifestations in Cubozoa
- Rhopalial ocelli and regeneration
- See also
- References
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thumb|right|200px|Moon jellyfish (Aurelia aurita), with rhopalia visible in indentations of the bell's rim
Rhopalia (; ) are small sensory organs of certain Scyphozoan (true jellyfish) and Cubozoan (box jellyfish) species.
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