calyptoblastic

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calyptoblastic (adjective; Greek kalyptos, covered; blastos, bud): (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa) Pertains to hydranths in which the gonophores are commonly borne singly or multiply on stalked blastostyles that are encased in peridermal gonothecae.
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