Definition of Endostyle. Meaning of Endostyle. Synonyms of Endostyle

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Definition of Endostyle

Endostyle
Endostyle En"do*style, n. [Endo- + Gr. ? a pillar.] (Zo["o]l.) A fold of the endoderm, which projects into the blood cavity of ascidians. See Tunicata.

Meaning of Endostyle from wikipedia

- The endostyle is an organ in the pharynx of chordate animals that ****ists in filter-feeding, and is found in adult cephalochordates (lancelets) and urochordates...
- These five synapomorphies are a notochord, a hollow dorsal nerve cord, an endostyle or thyroid, pharyngeal slits, and a post-anal tail. In addition to the...
- a hollow dorsal nerve cord, Pharyngeal slits, post-anal tail, and An endostyle. They resemble a tadpole. Tunicates are the only chordates that have lost...
- long ciliated groove, or endostyle, runs along one side of the pharynx, and a projecting ridge along the other. The endostyle may be homologous with the...
- series of tongue-shaped dorsal languets that help transport food. An endostyle, another organ ****isting in filter-feeding, is present on the front side...
- secreted by parafollicular cells (also known as C cells) of the thyroid (or endostyle) in humans and other chordates in the ultimopharyngeal body. It acts to...
- five synapomorphies are pharyngeal slit, dorsal nerve cord, notochord, endostyle, and the post-anal-tail which is depicted and labeled well on the chordates...
- perforated by many vertically elongated, pharyngeal slits ... Cells in the endostyle of the pharyngeal floor secrete mucus that entraps minute food particles...
- an endostyle, an organ used for filter feeding that is otherwise found only in tunicates and lancelets. During metamorphosis the lamprey endostyle develops...
- cord Chordates Hollow dorsal nerve cord, notochord, pharyngeal slits, endostyle, post-anal tail approx. 55,000+ Cnidaria Stinging nettle Cnidarians Nematocysts...