autozooid

noun

autozooid

noun

Etymology From auto- + zooid.

1

Biology, Natural sciences A zooid that is able to feed.

  • Pore density (PD) was measured by randomly placing a digital square with a side length of 200 μm over a photo of the frontal wall of an autozooid and counting the number of pores that lay completely within this square.2015 October 22, “Diversity and Systematics of Schizomavella Species (Bryozoa: Bitectiporidae) from the Bathyal NE Atlantic”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
Derived terms
autozooidal

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