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Webster 1913 Edition
Statoblast
Stat′o-blast
(stăt′ō̍-blăst)
, Noun.
[Gr.
στατόσ
standing (i. e., remaining) + -blast
.] (Zool.)
One of a peculiar kind of internal buds, or germs, produced in the interior of certain Bryozoa and sponges, especially in the fresh-water species; – also called
winter buds
. ☞ They are protected by a firm covering, and are usually destined to perpetuate the species during the winter season. They burst open and develop in the spring. In some fresh-water sponges they serve to preserve the species during the dry season. See Illust. under
Phylactolaemata
.