Definition of Coenosteum. Meaning of Coenosteum. Synonyms of Coenosteum

- In corals, the coenosteum is the stony skeletal material secreted by the coenosarc, the layer of living material lying between the corallites (the stony...
- seen through the coenosarc, the layer of living tissue that covers the coenosteum, the part of the skeleton between the corallites. In colonial species...
- Diagram showing a coral polyp, its corallite, coenosarc and coenosteum...
- convex. The corallites of this species are covered with a porous tissue (coenosteum) with a vermicular appearance. The calices have a diameter of 8–10 mm...
- branched with small polyps in cylindrical cups separated by a perforated coenosteum. Terminal polyps bear six tentacles, while lateral polyps bear twelve...
- digestion. The polyps also extrude the coenosteum, the calcareous material of which the skeleton is composed. The coenosteum contains certain symbiotic microalgae...
- branching individuals of a colony), within chambers embedded entirely in the coenosteum (the calcareous m**** forming the skeleton of a compound coral). Reproduction...
- tissue overlying the stony skeletal material of the coral. It secretes the coenosteum, the layer of skeletal material lying between the corallites (the stony...
- The corallites have porous walls and may be sunk into the surrounding coenosteum (skeletal tissue), or form tubular raised mounds. The septa (vertical...
- Columellae are not present. Coenosteum and corallite walls are porous, which can result in elaborate structures. The coenosteum of each Montipora species...