statolith
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editstatolith (plural statoliths)
- 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.
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editamyloplast involved in graviperception
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