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What is a statolith?

What is a statolith? Here are some definitions.

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  1. A specialized form of amyloplast involved in graviperception by plant roots and most invertebrates.
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Spatial and temporal variation in statolith and protoconch trace elements as natural tags to track larval dispersal.
The combination of the statocysts and the statolith aids the mussel in maintaining equilibrium by sensing gravity.
The head is analogous to a statolith, the movements of which are monitored by fields of hair sensilla located on the head, neck, and prothorax.
The sagittal section contains the statolith and the internal structure of the two lens eyes.
A ctenophore does not automatically try to keep the statolith resting equally on all the balancers.

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