autozooid

English

Etymology

auto- +‎ zooid

Noun

autozooid (plural autozooids)

  1. (biology) A zooid that is able to feed.
    • 2015 October 22, “Diversity and Systematics of Schizomavella Species (Bryozoa: Bitectiporidae) from the Bathyal NE Atlantic”, in PLOS ONE‎, →DOI:
      Pore density (PD) was measured by randomly placing a digital square with a side length of 200 μm over a photo of the frontal wall of an autozooid and counting the number of pores that lay completely within this square.

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