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Statolith — (Otolith, Hörstein), s. Gehör (der Tiere), Gleichgewichtssinn, S. 20, und Pflanzenbewegungen, S. 720 … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Statolith — Statolith, als Schwerekörper von höherem spezifischem Gewicht als dem der umgebenden Flüssigkeit in Schweresinnesorganen, den ⇒ Statocysten der Wirbellosen und den ⇒ Statolithenorganen der Wirbeltiere wirkender Körper, z.B. Sandkörnchen in den… … Deutsch wörterbuch der biologie
statolith — [stat′əlith΄] n. [< Gr statos, standing (see STATOCYST) + LITH] 1. Bot. any of the small, freely moving concretions, often a starch grain, found in statocysts 2. Zool. OTOLITH (sense 2) statolithic adj … English World dictionary
Statolith — Statoliths are a specialized form of amyloplasts involved in gravity perception by plants.These specialized amyloplasts are denser than the cytoplasm and can sediment according to the gravity vector. They are found in a special subset of cells of … Wikipedia
statolith — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1900 1. any of the usually calcareous bodies suspended in a statocyst 2. any of various starch grains or other solid bodies in the plant cytoplasm that are held to be responsible by… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Statolith — Otolithen eines Adlerfischs (von oben nach unten: Maßstab in mm, Innenseite, Außenseite) … Deutsch Wikipedia
statolith — one of the the large ear stones of all fishes composed of calcium carbonate as aragonite … Dictionary of ichthyology
statolith — n. [Gr. statos, fixed; lithos, stone] A movable concretion of granules of sand, lime, diatom shells, or quartz grains contained in a statocyst, that functions in equilibrium; lithite … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
statolith — statolithic, adj. /stat l ith/, n. 1. Zool. any of the granules of lime, sand, etc., contained within a statocyst. 2. Bot. an inclusion, as a starch grain, that by a change in position within the cells of an organ or part is assumed to cause a… … Universalium
statolith — noun A specialized form of amyloplast involved in graviperception by plant roots and most invertebrates. Syn: otolith … Wiktionary
