apopylen.
/ˈapəʊpʌɪl/ Zoology.
An aperture by which an endodermal chamber in a sponge communicates with the central cavity or paragaster.
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apopyle1887
1887 W. J. Sollas in Encycl. Brit. XXII. 414/1 A comparatively large aperture, which we may term for distinction an apopyle.
1888 W. J. Sollas in Rep. Sci. Results Voy. H.M.S. Challenger: Zool. XXV. p. xiv The recesses, known as flagellated chambers, communicate with the cavity of the sac (paragaster) each by a single wide mouth (apopyle), and with the exterior by a small pore (prosopyle).
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