Subumbrella Definition

sŭbŭm-brĕlə
noun
The concave lower, or oral, surface of a jellyfish.
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Other Word Forms of Subumbrella

Noun

Singular:
subumbrella
Plural:
subumbrellas

Origin of Subumbrella

Subumbrella Sentence Examples

  • The umbrella-like body bears a circle of tentacles at the edge, whereby the body can be divided into a convex exumbrella or exumbral surface and a concave subumbrella or subumbral surface.

  • A medusa has a layer of muscles, more or less strongly developed, running in a circular direction on the surface of the subumbrella, the contractions of which are antagonized by the elasticity of the gelatinous substance of the body.

  • By the contraction of the subumbral circular muscles the concavity of the subumbrella is increased, and as water is thereby forced out of the subumbral cavity the animal is jerked upwards.

  • To produce a medusa the actinula grows greatly along a plane at right angles to the vertical axis of the body, whereby the aboral surface of the actinula becomes the exumbrella, and the peristome becomes the subumbrella.

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