Difference between revisions of "cryptocyst"
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|etymology=Greek <i>kryptos</i>, hidden; <i>kystis</i>, bladder | |etymology=Greek <i>kryptos</i>, hidden; <i>kystis</i>, bladder | ||
| − | |definition=([[Bryozoa]]: Gymnolaemata) 1. One of the two basic wall morphologies of bryozoans consisting of wholly interior walls, leaving a superficial hypostegal coelom uniting contiguous zooids | + | |definition=([[Bryozoa]]: [[Gymnolaemata]]) 1. One of the two basic [[wall]] morphologies of [[bryozoans]] consisting of wholly interior walls, leaving a superficial [[hypostegal coelom]] uniting [[contiguous]] zooids |
| − | |see also=[[gymnocyst]]. 2. A calcareous plate that functions as a hydrostatic organ in Cheilostomata. | + | |see also=[[gymnocyst]]. 2. A [[calcareous]] plate that functions as a [[hydrostatic]] organ in Cheilostomata. |
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Revision as of 23:40, 13 September 2013
cryptocyst (noun; Greek kryptos, hidden; kystis, bladder): (Bryozoa: Gymnolaemata) 1. One of the two basic wall morphologies of bryozoans consisting of wholly interior walls, leaving a superficial hypostegal coelom uniting contiguous zooidsSee also: gymnocyst. 2. A calcareous plate that functions as a hydrostatic organ in Cheilostomata.
