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Endostyle vs Urostyle - What's the difference?

endostyle | urostyle |

As nouns the difference between endostyle and urostyle

is that endostyle is a longitudinal ciliated groove on the ventral wall of the pharynx which produces mucus to gather food particles, found in urochordates and cephalochordates and in the larvae of lampreys while urostyle is a styliform process forming the posterior extremity of the vertebral column in some fishes and amphibians.

endostyle

English

Noun

(en noun) (wikipedia endostyle)
  • (zoology) A longitudinal ciliated groove on the ventral wall of the pharynx which produces mucus to gather food particles, found in urochordates and cephalochordates and in the larvae of lampreys.

    • Derived terms

    * endostylar

    urostyle

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (anatomy) A styliform process forming the posterior extremity of the vertebral column in some fishes and amphibians.

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