Crossword-Solution: EPITHECA
Dictionary
| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Epitheca | n. | A continuous and, usually, structureless layer which covers more or less of the exterior of many corals. |
Anagrams
| Word | Anagrams | |
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| EPITHECA | anagram | PETECHIA |
We have 1 clue for the answer “EPITHECA”
| Clue | Answers |
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| outer and older layer of the cell wall of a diatom | 1 answer |
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The old plural of Eye.
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Sentences with EPITHECA (3)
Septa radial; dissepiments present; an epitheca surrounds the base of massive or maeandroid forms, but only surrounds individual corallites in simple or branching forms.
With the continued growth of the theca the tissues that have overflowed—the "episarc"—retreat from the base, and in doing so the ectoderm of the edge and, to some extent, the outer side of the episarc secrete a layer of epitheca which becomes more or less adherent to the theca.
This may be due to the embryos fixing themselves upon the epitheca of existing individuals and developing there.