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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The fluid-filled body cavity of certain invertebrates, such as nematodes and rotifers, that is derived from the blastocoel and, unlike a coelom, is not completely lined with mesodermal cells.
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- noun A body
cavity , of some primitiveinvertebrates , analagous to acoelom but lackingmesodermal cells
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Examples
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The pseudocoel is small in the free-living forms but tends to be much larger in the parasitic forms.
Nematoda 2008
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The characteristics that link these three groups are the presence of a pseudocoel, as well as their general body plans and musculature. or two in diameter but are usually 10 to 100 centimeters in length.
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Juveniles have no need to move because they are oxygen requirements are unknown for this group of organisms and circulation is limited to the movement of fluid through the large pseudocoel.
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Globin isoforms with variant properties and functions have been found in the pseudocoel, body wall and cuticle of various nematode species and even in the eyespots of the insect-parasite Mermis nigrescens.
BioMed Central - Latest articles Sasha De Henau David Hoogewijs 2008
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