fissiparity


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reproduction of some multicellular organisms by division, as in the case of some starfish

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the tendency to break into parts

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Purwati, "Fissiparity in Holothuria leucospilota from tropical Darwin waters, northen Australia," SPC Beche-de-Mer Information Bulletin, vol.
Asexual reproduction in holothurians
The open spirituality, fissiparity, flexibility, and practicality that frame Pentecostal ecclesiology are both its strength and its weakness.
Ecumenism from the bottom up: a Pentecostal perspective
It was famous for its tradition of "dissent," and, indeed, of fissiparity. Thomas Manningham, bishop of Chichester observed in 1718 that Lewes was "miserably overrun" with Dissenters (84).
Burn Holy Fire: Religion in Lewes Since the Reformation
Fissiparity, asexual reproduction in which an individual divides in two and regenerates missing parts, occurs in 34 of the 2,000 species of brittle star (Emson & Wilkie 1980).
A new distribution record and notes on the biology of the brittle star Ophiactis simplex (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea) in Texas
Against this fissiparity, he recommends a better understanding and application of communion.
Polarising Pell: the Catholic Church needs unity and diversity to achieve communion
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