statolith

English

From stato- +‎ -lith.

statolith (plural statoliths)

A specialized form of amyloplast involved in graviperception by plant roots and most invertebrates.
- 2002, David Randall, Eckert Animal Physiology‎, page 242:
  The statolith is either acquired from the animal's surroundings or secreted by the epithelial cells of the statocyst.
- 2017, Danna Staaf, Squid Empire, ForeEdge, →ISBN, page 110:
  When the squid (or other cephalopod) accelerates, the statolith is pressed back in its “seat” like a person in a car.

amyloplast involved in graviperception

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