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

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statoblast

The abortive structure of these processes in var. himalayana points to an arrest of development, for they are the last part of the statoblast to be formed.

From Freshwater Sponges, Hydroids & Polyzoa by Nelson Annandale

Swim-ring A ring of polygonal air-spaces surrounding the statoblast.

From Freshwater Sponges, Hydroids & Polyzoa by Nelson Annandale

He found that each statoblast produced in the first instance a single polypide, and that the statoblasts, which were produced in autumn, lay dormant through the winter and germinated in spring.

From Freshwater Sponges, Hydroids & Polyzoa by Nelson Annandale

A. Processes confined to the extremities of the statoblast; zoaria remaining separate throughout life Lophopodella, p. 231.

From Freshwater Sponges, Hydroids & Polyzoa by Nelson Annandale

Other tubules of a very similar appearance but with a delicate chitinoid foundation appear to be the remains of a species of Plumatella of which they occasionally contain a statoblast.

From Freshwater Sponges, Hydroids & Polyzoa by Nelson Annandale