endotheca
endotheca · endothecas
The tissue which partially fills the interior of the interseptal chambers of most…The tissue which partially fills the interior of the interseptal chambers of most madreporarian corals. It usually consists of a series of oblique transverse septa, one above another.
Meaning
1 sensesThe tissue which partially fills the interior of the interseptal chambers of most madreporarian corals. It usually consists of a series of oblique transverse septa, one above another.
Origin
From endo- + theca (“the calcareous wall of a corallite”).From endo- + theca (“the calcareous wall of a corallite”).
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Forms
plural: endothecas| Singular | endotheca |
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