Avicularium
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avicularium-304-9221160
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Avicularium
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The avicularium in cheilostome bryozoans is a modified, non-feeding zooid. The operculum, which normally closes the orifice when the zooids tentacles are retracted, has been modified to become a mandible. Strong muscles operate it. The polypide is greatly reduced, and the individual receives nourishment from neighboring zooids. The shape of the avicularian zooid can be identical to the feeding autozooid, but is usually elongated in the direction of the mandible. Avicularia are categorised by the
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avicularium
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2024-04-16T16:37:12Z
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