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Statolith vs Statocyst - What's the difference?

statolith | statocyst |

As nouns the difference between statolith and statocyst

is that statolith is a specialized form of amyloplast involved in graviperception by plant roots and most invertebrates while statocyst is a balance organ present in some aquatic invertebrates, consisting of a sac-like structure containing a statolith and numerous innervated setae.

statolith

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A specialized form of amyloplast involved in graviperception by plant roots and most invertebrates.

    • Synonyms

    * otolith

    statocyst

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia statocyst) (en noun)
  • A balance organ present in some aquatic invertebrates, consisting of a sac-like structure containing a statolith and numerous innervated setae.