statozoic

English

Adjective

statozoic (not comparable)

1. Sedentary, especially when attached to a surface.
   • 1912, Proceedings of the United States National Museum:

     These Pelmatozoa in a way are to be regarded as intermediate between the statozoic and eleutherozoic forms, as regards their mode of life, and may be dealt with to advantage in the present paper.

   • 1950, Outlines of Palaeontology, page 110:

     […] the marked radial symmetry which prevails, even among the most perfectly eleutherozoic modern forms, is usually ascribed to a prolonged statozoic phase in their evolution.