biserial

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biserial
1. Applied to those graptoloids (Graptoloidea) in which thecae occur side by side on each side of the stipe.

2. In crinoids (Crinoidea), applied to the side-by-side condition of the brachial plates (see BRACHIA) in the arms.

3. See TRISERIAL.

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