Difference between revisions of "autozooid"
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|etymology=Greek <i>autos</i>, self; <i>zoon</i>, animal; <i>eidos</i>, form | |etymology=Greek <i>autos</i>, self; <i>zoon</i>, animal; <i>eidos</i>, form | ||
| − | |definition=1. ([[Bryozoa]]) <i>a.</i> A zooid having at some stages of ontogeny a protrusible lophophore, with or without the ability to feed. <i>b.</i> A common bryozoan containing feeding organs in the colony; capable of all life functions in a monomorphic colony. | + | |definition=1. ([[Bryozoa]]) <i>a.</i> A zooid having at some stages of [[ontogeny]] a protrusible [[lophophore]], with or without the ability to feed. <i>b.</i> A [[common]] bryozoan containing feeding organs in the colony; capable of all life functions in a [[monomorphic colony]]. |
| − | 2. ([[Cnidaria]]: Anthozoa) In Alcyonaria, a feeding individual member of a polymorphic colony. | + | 2. ([[Cnidaria]]: [[Anthozoa]]) In Alcyonaria, a feeding individual [[member]] of a [[polymorphic]] colony. |
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Revision as of 23:39, 13 September 2013
autozooid (noun; Greek autos, self; zoon, animal; eidos, form): 1. (Bryozoa) a. A zooid having at some stages of ontogeny a protrusible lophophore, with or without the ability to feed. b. A common bryozoan containing feeding organs in the colony; capable of all life functions in a monomorphic colony.2. (Cnidaria: Anthozoa) In Alcyonaria, a feeding individual member of a polymorphic colony.
