otoporpae

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otoporpae (noun, plural; Greek ous, ear; porpe, pin): 1. (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa) Lines of cnidoblasts on the exumbrella.

2. (Cnidaria: Scyphozoa) Internal tissue tracts on the bell surface above the sensory organs at the margin of the jellyfish bell.