statoblast
noun
stato·blast
ˈsta-tə-ˌblast 
1
: a bud in a freshwater bryozoan that overwinters in a chitinous envelope and develops into a new individual in spring
2
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Zooids are hermaphroditic but spread thanks to statoblasts, a clump of cells found on the organism that can reproduce asexually if broken off from the colony.
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Sarah Gibbens, National Geographic, 31 Aug. 2017
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Sarah Gibbens, National Geographic, 31 Aug. 2017
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“Statoblast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/statoblast. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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