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coenosarc
[ see-nuh-sahrk, sen-uh- ]
noun
- the tubular tissue connecting the polyps of a hydroid colony.
coenosarc
/ ˈsiːnəʊˌsɑːk /
noun
- a system of protoplasmic branches connecting the polyps of colonial organisms such as corals
Other Words From
- coeno·sarcal coeno·sarcous adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of coenosarc1
Word History and Origins
Origin of coenosarc1
Example Sentences
In A, B, and C the thick black lines represent the soft tissues; the corallum is dotted. s, Stomodaeum; c, c, coenosarc; col, columella, T tabulae.
This sheet of tissue is called the coenosarc.
After division the corallites continue to grow upwards, and their zooids may remain united by a bridge of soft tissue or coenosarc.
Oculinidae.—Branching or massive aporose corals, the calices projecting above the level of a compact coenenchyme formed from the coenosarc which covers the exterior of the corallum.
As the buds develop the canal system becomes much extended, and calcareous tissue is deposited between the network of canals, the confluent edge-zones of mother zooid and bud forming a coenosarc.
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