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CHOANOCYTE [2 records]

Record 1 1987-05-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sponges, Hydrozoans and Jellyfish
DEF

Peculiar kind of cell with a flagellum surrounded by a thin protoplasmic sheat or collar, found only in sponges and a small group of flagelleta.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éponges, hydres et méduses
DEF

Chez les éponges, l'une des cellules à collerette et à flagelle qui (...) tapissent la cavité gastrique, et dont les battements assurent la circulation de l'eau.

Spanish

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Record 2 1977-01-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paleontology
OBS

An endoderm cell of a sponge, bearing a distinct, tabular collar-like, contractile, protoplasmic rim surrounding the base of a flagellum. Choanocytes line the inner surfaces of canals and/or cloaca.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paléontologie
OBS

La circulation de l'eau est déterminée par les flagelles de cellules appelées choanocytes.

Spanish

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