GLOSSARY OF CORAL MORPHOLOGIC TERMS

Structure of the coenosteum

The structure of the skeleton between corallites (thin section)
 
Character State Definition Illustration
costate Coenosteum composed of costae (extensions of the septa beyond the wall)
spinose Coenosteum composed of spines (discrete vertical rods) and vesicular dissepiments
vesicular Coenosteum composed of vescicular exothecal dissepiments
solid Coenosteum composed of stereome
 


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