A specialized reproductive chamber or protective structure in colonial hydrozoans and other marine organisms that contains the gonads or produces reproductive cells.
From gon- (Greek gonos 'generation, reproduction') + -angium (Greek angion 'vessel, case, container'). This term emerged in 19th-century marine biology to describe specific reproductive organs in colonial creatures.
When you look at a jellyfish colony under a microscope, you can see these little specialized 'houses' packed with reproductive tissue—nature's way of making sure babies get made!
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