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Definition of Dissepiments

Dissepiment
Dissepiment Dis*sep"i*ment, n. [L. dissaepimentum, fr. dissaepire; dis- + saepire to hedge in, inclose.] 1. A separating tissue; a partition; a septum. 2. (Bot.) One of the partitions which divide a compound ovary into cells. 3. (Zo["o]l.) One of the transverse, calcareous partitions between the radiating septa of a coral.

Meaning of Dissepiments from wikipedia

- relative to different types of coral. Rugose corals will sometimes have dissepiments, which are curved plates connected to septa and tabulae. The symmetry...
- of stiff branches that are interconnected by narrower crossbars (or dissepiments). Between two and eight individuals of the colony inhabit each of the...
- such as Scabiosa. dissected Deeply divided; cut into many segments. dissepiment A partition or septum in a plant part, usually referring to septa between...
- of stiff branches that are interconnected by narrower crossbars (or dissepiments). The individuals of the colony (or zooids) inhabit one side of the branches...
- The skeletal hyphae are covered with spiny crystals, especially in the dissepiments (the tissue between the pores)—a characteristic feature of the genus...
- trochoid shape and pronounced cardinal fossula and consistently have dissepiments. These forms usually also show a tendency toward a radial arrangement...
- The galleries may be supplemented by very fine curved plates, termed dissepiments. Some species have more complex skeletons with broader pockets beyond...
- discontinuous or absent". In some species, adjacent septa would fuse. Dissepiments ("small blistery plates" serving the purpose of internal support) were...
- are 5-6 pores per millimetre, circular, 50–180 μm in diameter, with dissepiments 40–160 μm thick. The stipe is 6–19 cm long and 0.5–1.0 cm thick, lateral...
- Journal of Paleontology. 41: 1280. Wells, J.W. (1969) The formation of dissepiments in zoanthrarian corals. In K.S.W. Campbell (ed). Stratigraphy and palaeontology:...