Deuterozooid

/ˌdjuːtərəˈzoʊɔɪd/ noun

Definition

A secondary or derived individual organism in a colonial animal, or an asexually produced zooid in colonial hydrozoans or bryozoans.

Etymology

From Greek deuteros (second) + zooid (an individual animal-like unit in a colony). A biological term for secondary individuals produced asexually in colonial organisms.

Kelly Says

Coral reefs are made of colonies where some polyps are 'original' founding members and others are deuterozoids—produced asexually by budding—and they can have different jobs in the colony!

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