biseptum radial elements

Summary

pl. Bisepta, adj. Biseptal septal form in thamnasterioid colonial corals in which the septum of one corallite passes directly into a septum of another corallite, hence each septal plate doubles as a septum for two adjacent corallites. Bisepta are widely, but not strictly correctly, referred to as septocostae.

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This term is a sub-term of radial elements.

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