dactylethra

noun2

1. •
   One of several hollow fingerlike projections found on some bryozoans, used to absorb nutrients.

   • Erkosonea differs from that genus in the presence of dactylethrae instead of tergospores. — 1920
2. •
   A finger sheath

   • The egg gauze was carefully collected from the field after 48 h of exposure and maintained within 10 ml glass dactylethrae. — 2016