endotheca

noun

endotheca

noun

Etymology From endo- + theca (“the calcareous wall of a corallite”).

Biology, Natural sciences, Zoology The tissue which partially fills the interior of the interseptal chambers of most madreporarian corals. It usually consists of a series of oblique transverse septa, one above another.

Related terms: endothecal, exotheca

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