Endotheca Definition

noun

(zoology) The tissue which partially fills the interior of the interseptal chambers of most madreporarian corals. It usually consists of a series of oblique tranverse septa, one above another.

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Origin of Endotheca

  • From Ancient Greek ἔνδον (endon, “within”) + θήκη (thēkē, “case, box”) .

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