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Definition of Pneumatocysts

Pneumatocyst
Pneumatocyst Pneu*mat"o*cyst, n. [Pneumato- + cyst.] (Zo["o]l.) A cyst or sac of a siphonophore, containing air, and serving as a float, as in Physalia.

Meaning of Pneumatocysts from wikipedia

- receive more sunlight for photosynthesis. The proportion of gases in the pneumatocysts varies depending on the physiological status of the alga and the partial...
- syndrome, in which case it may not go away for months. Intraosseous pneumatocysts in the bone are rare and of unclear origin. They are benign and usually...
- with a pneumatocyst at the base of each blade where it attaches to the main stipe. Species of Sarg****um also bear many blades and pneumatocysts, but both...
- two meters of the forest. These first two meters contain bull kelp's pneumatocysts and its reproductive organs, so this method of extraction destroys kelp...
- anchors the kelp to the substrate of the ocean. Gas-filled bladders (pneumatocysts) form at the base of blades of American species, such as Nereocystis...
- with a single pneumatocyst (gas bladder) at the base of each blade. At the base of each stalk is a cluster of blades that lack pneumatocysts, instead they...
- by benthos in the intertidal zone close to the s****. Alternatively, pneumatocysts (gas filled "bubbles") can keep the macroalgae thallus afloat; fronds...
- subpinnately branched, flattened and with a distinct midrib. Gas-filled pneumatocysts (air-vesicles) are present in pairs in some species, one on either side...
- General: Mastigoneme Diatoms: Frustule Brown algae: Lamina Pneumatocyst...
- fronds lined with small blades each a few centimeters long. There are pneumatocysts at intervals along the fronds which provide buoyancy. The alga varies...