See Also: pelmatozoan(dictionary)

pelmatozoan (iou)



pelmatozoan adjective & noun. E20.
[from mod. Latin Pelmatozoa (see below), from Greek pelmat-, pelma sole of the foot + zoion animal: see -AN.]
Zoology & Palaeontology.
A. adjective. Of, pertaining to, or belonging to the former division Pelmatozoa, comprising echinoderms which are fixed to the substrate by a stalk and including crinoids, blastoids, and cystoids. E20.
b. noun. A stalked echinoderm. E20.