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THE phenomenon of sexual polymorphism of zooids in cheilostomatous polyzoa is well known but not widespread, and so far only a few families are known to contain species whose zooids are modified according to their sexual condition. The occurrence of sexual polymorphism of zooids has been reviewed by Hyman1.
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GORDON, D. Zooidal Dimorphism in the Polyzoan Hippopodinella adpressa (Busk). Nature 219, 633–634 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1038/219633a0
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