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Milleporina
Milleporina (massive hydrocorals, millepores; phylum Cnidaria, class Hydrozoa) An order of cnidarians whose members build massive, calcareous exoskeletons, which have pores through which the polyps protrude. The medusae are free but degenerate and are formed in special cavities. Milleporina are known from the Upper Cretaceous to the present.
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MICHAEL ALLABY. "Milleporina." A Dictionary of Zoology. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL ALLABY. "Milleporina." A Dictionary of Zoology. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O8-Milleporina.html MICHAEL ALLABY. "Milleporina." A Dictionary of Zoology. 1999. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O8-Milleporina.html |
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Milleporina
Milleporina (millepores; massive hydrocorals; class Hydrozoa) Order of reef-forming Cnidaria whose members build massive, calcareous exoskeletons which have pores through which the polyps protrude. Milleporina are known from the Upper Cretaceous to Recent. See also STYLASTERINA.
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AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "Milleporina." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "Milleporina." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-Milleporina.html AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "Milleporina." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-Milleporina.html |
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