Corbula

Japanese: corbula
Corbula

...Each hydropod has three stinging pods attached to it. The reproductive organs are enclosed in a basket (corbula) made of a dozen or so modified twigs. The closely related species A. whiteleggei grows in a pinnate colony with irregular branches extending in all directions from a 7-20 cm tall trunk.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "corbula" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…各ヒドロ莢には3個の刺莢がくっついている。十数本の小枝が変形してできたかご(コルビュラcorbula)の中に生殖体を包みこんでいる。近縁種のシロガヤA.whiteleggeiは高さ7~20cmの幹から枝を不規則に各方面にだして羽状の群体をつくる。…

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