Pectinatella

noun

Pec·​ti·​na·​tel·​la

ˌpektəˌnāˈtelə,

-nəˈt-

: a common genus of freshwater colonial bryozoans forming large lobate gelatinous colonies with circular or subquadrangular statoblasts having a single row of marginal hooks

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin pectinatus pectinate + -ella

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