colonial invertebrate

Invertebrates {colonial invertebrate}| can have cells {zooid} that aggregate to form organisms, in which cells can specialize. Zooids act like specialized organs. In hydrozooid colonies, ectoderm cells recognize each other using cell-surface proteins from histocompatibility genes. Hydrozooid colonies have nerve-cell zooids. Colonial-invertebrate cells communicate using chemical signals. Colonial invertebrates reproduce by budding. Colonies can form within colonies.

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