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Peristomial

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per·i·stome  (pr-stm)
n.
1. Botany A fringe of toothlike appendages surrounding the mouth of a moss capsule.
2. Zoology The area or parts around the mouth in certain invertebrates.
peri·stomal (-stml), peri·stomi·al (-stm-l) adj.
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Some observations have shown that only 30% of settled larvae have lost the velum and developed peristomial teloconch, with the remaining larvae failing to pass metamorphosis.
Evaluation of three methods for transporting larvae of the red ... by Pereira, Luis; Lagos, Jose; Araya, Fernando / Journal of Shellfish Research
Tags were implanted into the body cavity of the sea urchins through the peristomial membrane.
Modeling red sea urchin (Strongylocentrotus franciscanus) growth ... by Rogers-Bennett, Laura; Rogers, Donald W.; Bennett, William A.; Ebert, Thomas A. / Fishery Bulletin
At the Instituto Investigaciones Oceanologicas (IIO) facilities these were counted and classified in stages with and without peristomial shell.
Metamorphosis and postlarval growth of abalone Haliotis rufescens in ... by Searcy-Bernal, Ricardo; Perez-Sanchez, Esteban; Anguiano-Beltran, Casandra; Flores-Aguilar, Roberto / Journal of Shellfish Research
 
 
 
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