Difference between revisions of "statoblast"

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|etymology=Greek <i>statos</i>, fixed; <i>blastos</i>, bud
 
|etymology=Greek <i>statos</i>, fixed; <i>blastos</i>, bud
|definition=([[Bryozoa]]: Phylactolaemata) A sessile or free, ovoid or discoid chitinized bud, with large yolky cells and organized germinal tissue, that give rise to polypides; resting buds; winter eggs
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|definition=([[Bryozoa]]: [[Phylactolaemata]]) A [[sessile]] or free, [[ovoid]] or [[discoid]] [[chitinized]] bud, with large yolky cells and organized [[germinal]] [[tissue]], that give rise to polypides; resting buds; [[winter egg]]s
 
|see also=[[floatoblast]].
 
|see also=[[floatoblast]].
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Latest revision as of 23:42, 13 September 2013

statoblast (noun; Greek statos, fixed; blastos, bud): (Bryozoa: Phylactolaemata) A sessile or free, ovoid or discoid chitinized bud, with large yolky cells and organized germinal tissue, that give rise to polypides; resting buds; winter eggs

See also: floatoblast.