trophosome

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trophosome

Etymology

tropho- +‎ -some

Noun

trophosome (plural trophosomes)

(biology) The group of nutritive zooids of a hydrozoan.
(biology) The mass of chemolithoautotrophic bacteria in a pogonophoran that metabolizes sulfide.
(anatomy) An organ found in some animals, located in the coelomic cavity, that houses symbiotic bacteria, which in turn provide nutrients to the host animal.

Coordinate terms

(organ): bacteriome

See also

(organ): trophosome on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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