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Corallite - Wikipedia
A corallite is the skeletal cup, formed by an individual stony coral polyp, in which the polyp sits and into which it can retract . The cup is composed of aragonite, a crystalline form of calcium carbonate, and is secreted by the polyp.
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CORALLITE Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of CORALLITE is the skeleton of a single coral polyp consisting of a septate investing wall or theca and an underlying basal plate and being ...
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Coral Skeleton - Coral Disease & Health Consortium
Coral skeleton is comprised of aragonite, a crystal form of calcium carbonate. The skeleton of each individual coral polyp is called the corallite.
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corallite
corallite (ˈkɒrəlaɪt) [f. L. corall-um + -ite.] 1. A fossil coral.1815 W. Phillips Outl. Min. & Geol. (1818) 141 Petrifactions of marine animals as corallites, enchrinites, pentacrinites. 1834 Beckford Italy I. 364 Squabbles arise about the genus of a coralite. 2. = corallet.1861 J. R. Greene Man. A...
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Corallite | Sherwin-Williams
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What Is A Corallite? | The Reef and Saltwater Aquarium Blog
Coral polyps have the ability to build a hard calcium carbonate skeleton around their bodies for protection. The protective area they build is called the ...
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Glossary - Corals of the World
(See also Coral Structure/Coloniality.) Spat: pinhead-sized single corallites that form immediately after metamorphosis of planula larvae. Spawning: the release ...
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Coral structure and growth - Corals of the World
The skeleton of an individual polyp, called the corallite, is a tube that contains vertical plates radiating from the centre. The tube itself is the corallite ...
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CORALLITE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com
Corallite definition: the skeleton of a single coral polyp.. See examples of CORALLITE used in a sentence.
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Understanding corallite demography to comprehend potential bias ...
We present a study that combines computed tomography image segmentation, optical densitometry, and demographic equations to follow the trajectory of corallites.
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Septum (coral)
In corals, a septum (plural septa) is one of the radiating vertical plates lying within the corallite wall. Outside the corallite wall these plates are known as costae (singular costa). The septa may be thick, thin or vary in size.
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intercoracoid
intercoracoid, -corallite, -cosmic etc.: see inter- prefix.
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Costa (coral)
In corals, a costa (plural costae) is one of the vertical plates lying outside the corallite wall, a continuation of a septum (plural septa) which lies
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Lobactis
The polyp can be up to long and is embedded in a cup shaped hollow known as a corallite, surrounded by calcareous material. Outside the corallite the ribs continue, now known as costae, bearing rows of tiny spines.
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Heliolites
Members of the genus are distinguished by a prominent tubular coenenchyme (the tissue linking neighboring polyps) with 14–17 tubules around each corallite
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