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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Example Sentences

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statoblast

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.

From Freshwater Sponges, Hydroids & Polyzoa by Nelson Annandale

B. Processes entirely surrounding the statoblast; many zoaria embedded in a common gelatinous investment so as to form large compound colonies Pectinatella, p. 235.

From Freshwater Sponges, Hydroids & Polyzoa by Nelson Annandale

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

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

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

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