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basal disk

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noun

Anatomy.
  1. the flattened basal surface by which coelenterate polyps attach to the substrate.


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The basal disk is liberated and the tentacles contract, dragging the column, which still lies prone, along as they do so.

From Freshwater Sponges, Hydroids & Polyzoa by Nelson Annandale

The basal disk is even narrower and is not splayed out round the edges.

From Freshwater Sponges, Hydroids & Polyzoa by Nelson Annandale

The column is dragged forward, still lying almost prone, the basal disk is bent downwards and again attached, and the whole movement is repeated.

From Freshwater Sponges, Hydroids & Polyzoa by Nelson Annandale

As the mesenteries are formed, the endoderm of the basal disk lying above the basal plate is raised up in the form of radiating folds.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" by Various

Each mesentery is attached by its upper margin to the peristome, by its outer margin to the body-wall, and by its lower margin to the basal disk.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" by Various

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