exotheca
exotheca · exothecae
The tissue that fills the interspaces between the costae of many madreporarian corals,…The tissue that fills the interspaces between the costae of many madreporarian corals, usually consisting of small transverse or oblique septa.
Meaning
1 sensesThe tissue that fills the interspaces between the costae of many madreporarian corals, usually consisting of small transverse or oblique septa.
Origin
From exo- + theca (“the calcareous wall of a corallite”).From exo- + theca (“the calcareous wall of a corallite”).
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Forms
plural: exothecaeWord family
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