Definition of Corallites. Meaning of Corallites. Synonyms of Corallites

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Definition of Corallites

Corallite
Corallite Cor"al*lite, n. [L. corallum coral.] 1. (Min.) A mineral substance or petrifaction, in the form of coral. 2. (Zo["o]l.) One of the individual members of a compound coral; or that part formed by a single coral animal. [Written also corallet.]

Meaning of Corallites from wikipedia

- polyp. Corallites vary in size, but in most colonial corals they are less than 3 mm (0.12 in) in diameter. The inner surface of the corallite is known...
- tube-shaped corallites less than 1 centimetre (0.39 in) across, made of a limy material extruded by the polyps. Lining the corallites are a large number...
- is one of the radiating vertical plates lying within the corallite wall. Outside the corallite wall these plates are known as costae (singular costa)....
- corals always show tabulae, horizontal plates that divide the corallite skeleton. The corallites are usually large relative to different types of coral. Rugose...
- individual mouths. This is surrounded by a single corallite wall, as is the case in the meandroid corallites of brain corals. Extratentacular budding always...
- characterized by polygonal closely packed corallites (giving it the common name "honeycomb coral"). The walls between corallites are pierced by pores known as mural...
- same species. The corallites project slightly above the surface of the coral and each has its own wall. In most species, the corallites are plocoid and...
- secretes the coenosteum, the layer of skeletal material lying between the corallites (the stony cups in which the polyps sit). The coenosarc is composed of...
- phaceloid (with tubular corallites united at the base). Although superficially resembling members of the family Faviidae, the corallites of meandrinids have...
- branching and encrusting. The corallites are compact with very little coenosteum covering the skeleton. The walls of the corallites and the septa are porous...