scyphistoma

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Scyphistoma \Scy*phis"to*ma\, n.; pl. {Scyphistomata},
   {Scyphistomae}. [NL., fr. Gr. sky`fos a cup + sto`ma the
   mouth.] (Zool.)
   The young attached larva of Discophora in the stage when it
   resembles a hydroid, or actinian.
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