phyllidiobranchiate, a. Zool.
(fɪˌlɪdɪəʊˈbræŋkɪət)
[f. next + L. branchia: see branchiate.]
Belonging to or having the characters of the Phyllidiobranchia, a division of gastropod molluscs, in which the ctenidia are replaced by lamellæ (the phyllidia) within the fold of the mantle.
| 1883 Lankester in Encycl. Brit. XVI. 656/1 Dorsal and ventral view of Pleurophyllidia lineata (Otto), one of the Phyllidiobranchiate Palliate Opisthobranchs. |