statolith
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]statolith (plural statoliths)
- (anatomy, medicine) Synonym of otolith.
- A specialized form of amyloplast involved in graviperception by plant roots and most invertebrates.
- 2002, David Randall, Eckert Animal Physiology[1], page 242:
- The statolith is either acquired from the animal's surroundings or secreted by the epithelial cells of the statocyst.
- 2017, Danna Staaf, Squid Empire, ForeEdge, →ISBN, page 110:
- When the squid (or other cephalopod) accelerates, the statolith is pressed back in its “seat” like a person in a car.
Translations
[edit]amyloplast involved in graviperception
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