(n.) A constellation of the northern hemisphere, situated between Cepheus and Perseus; -- so called in honor of the wife of Cepheus, a fabulous king of Ethiopia.
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Nereid
Definition:
(n.) A sea nymph, one of the daughters of Nereus, who were attendants upon Neptune, and were represented as riding on sea horses, sometimes with the human form entire, and sometimes with the tail of a fish.
(n.) Any species of Nereis. The word is sometimes used for similar annelids of other families.
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(1) There have been no reports on the distribution of immunoreactive endothelin (ir-ET) in lower vertebrates and invertebrates, except for our previous studies on the nereid Neanthes diversicolor and the earthworm Eisenia foetida.
(2) The tetrapeptide FMRFamide which is present in extracts of Nereis virens was localized in various nereid tissues immunohistochemically.
(3) The reproduction of Nereid Perinereis cultrifera in the English Channel and the Atlantic is of an epitokous type.
(4) The same Nereid in the Mediterranean (Bay of Alger) has been described as atokous (Marcel, 1962) and since that time epitoky in mediterranean specimens has been considered to be an accidental phenomenon.
(5) These results assert that eleocytes are the vitellogenin producing cells in nereids.
(6) Guests can be photographed dressed as ancient Greeks and Egyptians round the marbles - which are also used as the main venue for late evening drinks after guests have wined and dined in the "magnificent" surroundings of the 2,400-year-old temple dedicated to Nereid, the sea nymphs of Greek mythology.