Ascophora
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ascophora-242-1192261
title:
Ascophora
text:
Ascophora is an infraorder under order Cheilostomatida of the Bryozoa. They are now considered a synonym of Flustrina. Ascophorans are distinguished from other cheilostomes in having a completely calcified wall covering their frontal surface apart from the orifice, and possessing an ascus. The ascus is a water-filled sac of frontal membrane opening at or near the orifice. It functions as a hydrostatic system by allowing water into the space below the inflexible frontal wall when the zooid everts
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Suborder of moss animals
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ascophora
date created:
date modified:
2023-09-19T22:37:56Z
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13
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