statoblast

American  

[stat-uh-blast] / ˈstæt əˌblæst /

noun

Zoology.

1. (in certain bryozoans) an asexually produced group of cells encased in a chitinous covering that can survive unfavorable conditions, as freezing or drought, and germinate to produce a new colony.

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statoblast British  

/ ˈstætəʊˌblɑːst /

noun

1. zoology an encapsulated bud produced asexually by certain bryozoans that can survive adverse conditions and that gives rise to a new colony

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Etymology

Origin of statoblast

1850–55; stato- (combining form of Greek statós standing; akin to status, static ) + -blast

Example Sentences

Contradictory statements have been made as regards several important points in the development of the statoblast and it is probable that considerable differences exist in different species.

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The air-cells are unusually large and extend over a great part of the dorsal surface of the statoblast.

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A=outline of part of zoarium from a stone, � 16; B=outline of the tip of a single zoœcium, � 70; C=free statoblast, � 70.

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Three species of Lophopodella, all of which occur in Africa, have been described; L. capensis from S. Africa, which has the ends of the statoblast greatly produced, L. thomasi from Rhodesia, in which they are distinctly concave, and L. carteri from E. Africa, India and Japan, in which they are convex or truncate.

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The statoblast is variable in shape and size but measures on an average about 0.85 � 0.56 mm.

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