Capitibranchiata

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Tubicolae \Tu*bic"o*lae\, n. pl. [L. tubus a tube + colere to
     inhabit.] (Zool.)
     A division of annelids including those which construct, and
     habitually live in, tubes. The head or anterior segments
     usually bear gills and cirri. Called also {Sedentaria}, and
     {Capitibranchiata}. See {Serpula}, and {Sabella}.


     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Capitibranchiata \Cap`i*ti*bran`chi*a"ta\, n. pl. [NL., from L.
     caput, capitis, head + -branchiae gills.] (Zool.)
     A division of annelids in which the gills arise from or near
     the head. See {Tubicola}.
     [1913 Webster]