basal disk
Americannoun
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As the mesenteries are formed, the endoderm of the basal disk lying above the basal plate is raised up in the form of radiating folds.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" by Various
The basal disk is then turned round and fixed to the new support.
From Freshwater Sponges, Hydroids & Polyzoa by Annandale, Nelson
The basal disk is even narrower and is not splayed out round the edges.
From Freshwater Sponges, Hydroids & Polyzoa by Annandale, Nelson
Other mesenteries, called incomplete, are not attached to the stomodaeum, and their internal margins are free from the peristome to the basal disk.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" by Various
Each mesentery is attached by its upper margin to the peristome, by its outer margin to the body-wall, and by its lower margin to the basal disk.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" by Various
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