choanoblast

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noun

An immature choanocyte.

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Meanings

nounchoanoblast (plural choanoblasts)

plural choanoblasts

  1. An immature choanocyte.

    Anteriorly there are the flagellated cells, which will later form the choanosome—these are the choanoblasts—and posteriorly there are the future ectomesenchymal cells, or the ectoblasts.

    1977, Earl D. Hanson, The Origin and Early Evolution of Animals, page 436

Origin

From choano- + -blast.

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choanoblast. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/choanoblast

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