Cytostome

Japanese: cytostome
Cytostome


[Invertebrate Mouth]
Animals that do not have a developed digestive tract generally do not have a developed mouth either. Protozoa are unicellular and do not have a digestive tract or a mouth, but when there is a fixed place in the cell for taking in food and a specific structure is seen, it is called a cytostome. Porifera also do not have a digestive tract. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "cytostome" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:


【無脊椎動物の口】
 消化管が発達していない動物では,一般に口も発達していない。原生動物は単細胞性で,消化管も口ももたないが,細胞中に食物を取り込む場所が定まっていて特定の構造が見られるときには,細胞口cytostomeといわれる。海綿動物も消化管をもたない。…

※「cytostome」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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