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Madreporite - Wikipedia
The madreporite /ˌmædrɪˈpɔːraɪt/ is a light colored calcareous opening used to filter water into the water vascular system of echinoderms.
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MADREPORITE Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of MADREPORITE is a perforated or porous body that is situated at the distal end of the stone canal in echinoderms.
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Madreporite | anatomy - Britannica
The madreporite, which is usually located externally, takes in water from outside the body; if internally located, as is the case in many holothurians, fluid is ...
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madreporite
madreporite (mædrɪˈpɔəraɪt) [f. madrepore + -ite. Cf. G. madreporit, F. madréporite.] 1. Palæont. Fossil madrepore.1828–32 in Webster. 1843 W. Humble Dict. Geol., etc., Madreporite. 1. Fossil madrepore. 2. Min. A calcareous rock of columnar structure marked by radiated prismatic concretions.1802–3 t...
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The Ins and Outs of the Madreporite - ThoughtCo
The madreporite is an essential part of the circulation system in echinoderms. Here you can learn what a madreporite does and what it looks ...
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Secrets of the Starfish Sieve Plate & Madreporite Mysteries? aka ...
The word "madreporite" is named for its resemblance to a genus of hard coral called Madrepora whose surface is covered by numerous small ...
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Animals
This is the small orange or yellow dot on the upper side of the sea star, it is sometimes mistaken for an eye. The madreporite can open and close like a faucet ...
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How Starfish Move — And The Water Vascular System
The madreporite is like a sieve or strainer, and filters out particles in the water. It allows the water to enter the water vascular system from outside the ...
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Structure and function of the pore canals of the sea urchin madreporite
The madreporite is one of the most enigmatic organs of the echinoderms. It connects the internal cavity of the water-vascular system to the external seawater.
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The Function of the Madreporite in Body Fluid Volume Maintenance ...
Animals with obstructed madreporites generally did not gain weight and were significantly less able to maintain body volume or recover from fluid losses ...
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Phrynophiurida
The madreporite is on the oral surface. Digestive glands are confined to central disc.
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Porania pulvillus
The madreporite is in the centre. P. pulvillus has translucent soft papillae that act as gills. The oral surface (underside) is pale.
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Pteraster tesselatus
It conceals the madreporite and scales on the aboral surface proper and the gap underneath it is filled with a spongy tissue.
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Ophiurida
The madreporite is on the oral surface. The digestive glands are entirely within the central disc.
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Neoferdina cumingi
able to reproduce asexually after splitting apart, with even pieces as small as one fifth of the original volume being able to regenerate as long as the madreporite
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