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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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gastropod mollusks (a
snail s****), the lip is the free
margin of the
peristome (synonym: peritreme) or
aperture (the opening) of the
gastropod s****...
- aid in
spore dispersal Endostome – The
inner ring of
peristome teeth in
diplolepidous peristomes.
Endothecium – the
internal cell
layers of the developing...
- Bryopsida. It is
common throughout the
whole world.
Members have a
double peristome with
alternating tooth segments. The
classification of the Bryidae. Superorder:...
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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...
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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...
- with two species. The
defining feature of the
family is the 4-toothed
peristome. This
family of
mosses is most
commonly found in
northern latitudes. Tetraphis...
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dispersing the
spores to a new location.
Mosses do not have elaters, but
peristomes which change shape with
changes in
humidity or
moisture to
allow for a...
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pitchers of this species,
which are
unique in that they
completely lack a
peristome.
Nepenthes inermis was
first collected on
September 7, 1918, by H. A....
- in a
collar or saucer. Atop the
spore sac is a
small pointed beak, the
peristome,
which has a
small hole from
which spores may be released. The species...
