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Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
- Zones of the endostyle
- Cellular makeup
- References
- Further reading
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The endostyle is an organ found in invertebrate chordate species of tunicates and lancelets, and in the larval stage of vertebrate lampreys. It assists in filter-feeding. It has evolved into the thyroid in vertebrate chordates.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Endostyle” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.