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- The statocyst is a balance sensory receptor present in some aquatic invertebrates, including bivalves, cnidarians, ctenophorans, echinoderms, cephalopods...
- receptors called statocysts can be found in many invertebrate groups but are not contained in the structure of an inner ear. Mollusk statocysts are of a similar...
- feet report no pressure. However, many malacostracan crustaceans have statocysts, which provide the same sort of information as the balance and motion...
- opposite end from the mouth) is a statocyst, a balance organ that helps it to orient itself. Papillae surround the statocyst. Their function is unclear, but...
- diverticula. The sensory organs of gastropods include olfactory organs, eyes, statocysts and mechanoreceptors. Gastropods have no hearing. In terrestrial gastropods...
- A few groups have statocysts - fluid-filled chambers containing a small, solid particle or, in a few groups, two. These statocysts are thought to function...
- siliceous cyst that is formed endogenously. Called statospore, stomatocyst or statocyst, this structure is usually globose and contains a single pore. The surface...
- organs of gastropods (snails and slugs) include olfactory organs, eyes, statocysts and mechanoreceptors. Gastropods have no sense of hearing. In terrestrial...
- to the opposite end). However, since only two of the canals near the statocyst terminate in anal pores, ctenop****s have no mirror-symmetry, although...
- can distinguish the polarization of light. Many invertebrates have a statocyst, which is a sensor for acceleration and orientation that works very differently...