scumnus

[ Gr.skymnos a lion's whelp.] Ichthy.: A genus of Spinacide (q.v.). Two short dorsals, without spine; nostrils at extremity of snout; spiracles wide. The single species, Scymnus lichi a. is rather common in the Mediterranean and the neighboring parts of the Atlantic. sçỹ-pha ( pl . scy-pha), s. Lat. scyphus , from Gr. skyphos =a cup, a goblet.] Bot : ( of lichens ): A cup-like dilatation of the podetium, bearing shields on the margin. sçy-phi-a, s. [SCYPHA.] Palæont .: A genus of Fo il Sponges established by Goldfu . From the Devonian to the Jura ic. sçỹ-phid-I-a, s 「Mod. Lat., dim in. from Lat. scyphus .] [SCYPHA.] Zool .: A genus of Vorticeliina (q. v.). Animalcules solitary, elongate or pyriform, highly contractile, adherent posteriorly to foreign bodies by means of a specially-developed ace tabuli form organ of attachment; oral system as in Vorticella. Kent enumerates five species.