trophosome
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Etymology edit
Noun edit
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 edit
- (organ): bacteriome
See also edit
- (organ): trophosome on Wikipedia.Wikipedia