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

The lower zoœcium contains a mature free statoblast, the upper one a fixed one.

From Freshwater Sponges, Hydroids & Polyzoa by Nelson Annandale

Zoœcia arising directly from one another; no stolon; free statoblast oval Plumatella, p. 212. a'.

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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