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Peristome
Peristome Per"i*stome, n. [Pref. peri- + Gr. ?, ?, mouth.]
1. (Bot.) The fringe of teeth around the orifice of the
capsule of mosses. It consists of 4, 8, 16, 32, or 64
teeth, and may be either single or double.
2. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) The lip, or edge of the aperture, of a spiral shell.
(b) The membrane surrounding the mouth of an invertebrate
animal.
Meaning of Peristome from wikipedia
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Peristome (from the Gr**** peri,
meaning 'around' or 'about', and stoma, 'mouth') is an
anatomical feature that
surrounds an
opening to an
organ or structure...
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arthrodontous peristome types. The
first type is
termed haplolepidous and
consists of a
single circle of 16
peristome teeth. This type of
peristome is characteristic...
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gastropod mollusks (a
snail s****), the lip is the free
margin of the
peristome (synonym: peritreme) or
aperture (the opening) of the
gastropod s****...
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Differentiated (operculum,
peristome)
Elongated Maturation of
spores Simultaneous Simultaneous Gradual Dispersion of
spores Elaters Peristome teeth Pseudo-elaters...
- flower-scent
mimicry to
attract insects to its pitchers. The rim of the
pitcher (
peristome) is
slippery when
moistened by
condensation or nectar,
causing insects...
- The
mouth of the
capsule is
usually ringed by a set of
teeth called peristome. This may be
absent in some mosses.[citation needed] Most
mosses rely...
- aid in
spore dispersal Endostome – The
inner ring of
peristome teeth in
diplolepidous peristomes.
Endothecium – the
internal cell
layers of the developing...
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Fissidens limbatus commonly known as Herzog's pocket-moss, is a moss in the
family Fissidentaceae. This
species is
found growing in high
elevations in...
- p****ive trap,
pitfall traps attract prey with
nectar bribes secreted by the
peristome and
bright flower-like
anthocyanin patterning within the pitcher. The...
- 2
pitcher spur that
occasionally arise in the
posterior midsection of
peristome neck,
whereas in N.
peltata the tendril-leaf
attachment is peltate, the...