Ascus (bryozoa)
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ascus-bryozoa-263-16667078
title:
Ascus (bryozoa)
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The ascus is a diagnostic morphological feature of the bryozoan suborder Ascophora. It is a water-filled sac of frontal membrane opening (ascopore) at or near the zooid orifice. It functions as a hydrostatic system by allowing water into the space below the inflexible, calcified frontal wall when the zooid everts its polypide by muscles pulling the frontal membrane inwards. The ascus, along with a calcified frontal shield, define ascophoran bryozoa.
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encyclopedia
description:
Suborder of moss animals
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ascus_(bryozoa)
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2021-02-28T11:24:33Z
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