sympodial corallite system

Summary

organization of corallites in which no single corallite forms a persistent central stem. Axial growth (if present) takes place by successive displacement of leading corallites at apices of axes, hence youngest corallites occur at the apices of axes and oldest occur at the bases. See also Monopodial corallite systems.

Orthography

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This term is a sub-term of corallite system.

Description

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This version was contributed by Ken Johnson on 22-Apr-2008 14:35.