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Definition of Coenosarc

Coenosarc
Coenosarc C[oe]n"o*sarc (? or ?), n. [Gr. ? common + ?, ?, flesh.] (Zo["o]l.) The common soft tissue which unites the polyps of a compound hydroid. See Hydroidea.

Meaning of Coenosarc from wikipedia

- In corals, the coenosarc is the living tissue overlying the stony skeletal material of the coral. It secretes the coenosteum, the layer of skeletal material...
- long as the colony is alive, the polyps and coenosarc deposit further calcium carbonate under the coenosarc, thus deepening the corallites. Each polyp...
- muscles. The polyps are connected by horizontal sheets of tissue known as coenosarc extending over the outer surface of the skeleton and completely covering...
- a sheet of living tissue, the coenosarc, which joins the polyps and anchors the colony to the substrate. The coenosarc may consist of a thin membrane...
- corals, the coenosteum is the stony skeletal material secreted by the coenosarc, the layer of living material lying between the corallites (the stony...
- corals are animals that are physically connected by living tissue (the coenosarc) that contains a shared gastrovascular cavity. Unicellular and multicellular...
- and protect the organism. This is deposited by the polyps and by the coenosarc, the living tissue that connects them. The polyps sit in cup-shaped depressions...
- from botany. The solenia circulate nutrients throughout the coenenchyme. Coenosarc is an alternative name. Menzel, L.P.; Tondo, C.; Stein, B.; Bigger, C...
- original polyp remain connected to each other, by a stolonal network or coenosarc. Some species are solitary. While the most well-known zoanthids are the...
- formed by coalescence and modification of adjacent hydrocauline tubes. The coenosarc covers the entire colony and penetrates skeletal interstices. The hydranths...