Endoproct
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Endoproct is a noun meaning Synonym of entoproct.
Meaning
Synonym of entoproct.
Example Sentences
The three families of endoproct (Pedicellinidae, Urnatellidae and Loxosomatidae) can be distinguished by the form of the zooids and the growth habit.
Nickerson (1898) added a single species of endoproct (Loxosoma davenporti) to our local fauna, this being first described from specimens taken by him at Cotuit Harbor.
Leidy (1870) noted that he found the hydroid when searching in the Schuylkill River at Fairmount, Philadelphia, for Urnatella and seems to suggest that Cordylophora was living where experience had shown the endoproct in the past had been likely to occur.
Word Forms
- endoprocts
Synonyms for endoproct
Depending on context, synonyms include entoproct.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include periproct, endgut, perienteron, postentocristid, enteroreceptor, endoresection.
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