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Blastopore vs Protostome - What's the difference?

blastopore | protostome |

As nouns the difference between blastopore and protostome

is that blastopore is (embryology) the opening into the archenteron while protostome is any animal, of the former taxon protostomia , in which the mouth is derived from the embryonic blastopore.

blastopore

English

(wikipedia blastopore)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (embryology) The opening into the archenteron.

    • Derived terms

    * blastoporal * blastoporic

    protostome

    English

    (wikipedia protostome)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any animal, of the former taxon Protostomia , in which the mouth is derived from the embryonic blastopore

    • Related terms

    * protostomatous * protostomian * protostomous