Met•a•zo•a

(ˌmɛt əˈzoʊ ə)

n.

a zoological group comprising the multicellular animals.

[1870–75; < New Latin; see meta-, -zoa]

met`a•zo′an, adj., n.

met`a•zo′ic, met`a•zo′al, adj.

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Noun

Metazoa - multicellular animals having cells differentiated into tissues and organs and usually a digestive cavity and nervous system

subkingdom Metazoa

animal kingdom, Animalia, kingdom Animalia - taxonomic kingdom comprising all living or extinct animals

metazoan - any animal of the subkingdom Metazoa; all animals except protozoans and sponges

Cnidaria, Coelenterata, phylum Cnidaria, phylum Coelenterata - hydras; polyps; jellyfishes; sea anemones; corals

subkingdom - (biology) a taxonomic group comprising a major division of a kingdom

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In The Early Evolution of Metazoa and the Significance of Problematic Taxa (Simonetta, A.

Muscle scars in euomphaline gastropods from the Ordovician of Baltica/Lihaste kinnitusjaljed euomphaliinsetel tigudel Baltika Ordoviitsiumis

GnRH and GnRH receptors in metazoa: a historical, comparative, and evolutive perspective.

SNP DETECTION OF GnRHR GENE AND ITS ASSOCIATION WITH LITTER SIZE TRAITS IN GIANT PANDA

Trochophore concepts: ciliary bands and the evolution of larvae in spiralian Metazoa. Biol.

Contrasting Metatrochal Behavior of Mollusc and Annelid Larvae and the Regulation of Feeding While Swimming

In order to further quantitative assessment of the assembly and annotation completeness, we applied the BUSCO v1.22 (Simao et al., 2015) with default setting and downloaded from Ensembl Metazoa as the reference.

De novo Assembly and Annotation of the Whole Transcriptome of Penaeus penicillatus

Apparently, the adhesome evolved during the major wave of biotic innovation that occurred with the origin of Metazoa. Adhesomes consist of ECM components, ECM proteases, and cell surface receptors, all of which are broadly conserved throughout the Metazoa [6].

Extracellular Matrix Components in Bivalvia: Shell and ECM Components in Developmental and Adult Tissues

The metazoa parasites of gobiids in the Dniester Estuary (Black Sea) depending on water salinity.

Metazoan Parasite Faunas of Three Gobiid Species (Actinopterygii: Gobiidae) Inhabiting the Lower Kizilirmak Delta in Samsun: A Comparative Study/Samsun'da Asagi Kizilirmak Deltasinda Yasayan Uc Kaya Baliginin (Actinopterygii: Gobiidae) Karsilastirmali Metazoan Parazit Faunasi

Stickel, "Monophyletic origins of the metazoa: an evolutionary link with fungi," Science, vol.

Classification of Complete Proteomes of Different Organisms and Protein Sets Based on Their Protein Distributions in Terms of Some Key Attributes of Proteins

Regulation of heme biosynthesis and transport in metazoa. Sci China Life Sci 2015;58:757-64.

Relationship between Hepatitis C Virus Infection and Iron Overload

Evidence for multiple reversals of asymmetric mutational constraints during the evolution of the mitochondrial genome of Metazoa, and consequences for phylogenetic inferences.

The complete mitochondrial genome sequence of the indigenous I pig (Sus scrofa) in Vietnam

Among the topics are microtubules and associated proteins, how actin-based adhesion modules mediate cell interactions with extracellular matrix and neighboring cells, mechanical properties of the cytoskeleton and cells, the intracellular motility of intermediate filaments, and cytokinesis in metazoa and fungi.

The Cytoskeleton