Calyx is a term used in animal anatomy for some cuplike areas or structures.
Latin, from calyx (from Ancient Greek κάλυξ, case of a bud, husk").
The spicules containing the basal portion of the upper tentacular part of the polyp of some soft corals (also called calice).
A body part of the Entoprocta from which tentacles arise and the mouth and anus are located.
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