Ectooecium
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Ectooecium is a noun meaning The outer, often calcified, layer of the wall of an ovicell of a bryozoan.
Meaning
The outer, often calcified, layer of the wall of an ovicell of a bryozoan.
Example Sentences
Ovicell hyperstomial (i.e. prominent), often becoming subimmersed by secondary calcification during ontogeny, completely calcified ectooecium with conspicuous frontal pseudopores, not closed by autozooidal operculum.
Word Forms
- ectooecia
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include ooecium, ectocyst, endocyst, exothecium, zoothecium, ovisac.
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