GONOTHECA

‖Gon′o‐the″ca (?), n.; pl. Gonothec� (#). [] (Zoöl.) A capsule developed on certain hydroids (Thecaphora), inclosing the blastostyle upon which the medusoid buds or gonophores are developed; — called also gonangium, and teleophore. See Hydroidea, and Illust. of Campanularian.