| Term Name: | oral apparatus organization |
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| Synonyms: | oral apparatus morphogenesis, oral apparatus organisation, oral apparatus organization and biogenesis, stomatogenesis |
| Definition: | A process that is carried out at the cellular level which results in the assembly, arrangement of constituent parts, or disassembly of the oral apparatus. The oral apparatus is a funnel-like structure used by the cell to collect food and channel it to the cytostome, characteristic of ciliate protozoans. |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0032122] QuickGO AmiGO |