Thecophora \The*coph"o*ra\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. ? a case +
fe`rein to bear.] (Zool.)
A division of hydroids comprising those which have the
hydranths in thecae and the gonophores in capsules. The
campanularians and sertularians are examples. Called also
{Thecata}. See Illust. under {Hydroidea}.
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