ancestrula

ancestrula

[‚an′ses·trə·lə]
(invertebrate zoology)
The first polyp of a bryozoan colony.
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The position relative to the colony edge and, where possible, the ancestrula was noted for each zooid suitable for analysis, but in M.
Does polymorphism predict physiological connectedness? A test using two encrusting bryozoans
On metamorphosis and ancestrula formation in cyclo-stomatous bryozoans.
Evolutionary and structural diversification of the larval nervous system among marine bryozoans
Bryozoans grow by asexual reproduction of modular units, zooids, from a sexually produced individual, the ancestrula.
Effect of larval swimming duration on growth and reproduction of Bugula neritina (Bryozoa) under field conditions
Las colonias no se encuentran bien conservadas en ambos especimenes, ni se aprecian las ancestrulas (FIGURA 2, 3 y 4A).
Primer registro del Briozoo Stomatopora aff. cunningtoni (orden: Cyclostomata, familia: Stomatoporidae) en el Cretacico inferior de Colombia

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