oral apparatus organization

Term ID

GO:0032122

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. (2)

References

Ontology

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