Meaning & use
Solenium
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In colonial corals, a tube-like canal in the connective tissue linking neighboring polyps, allowing them to share nutrients.
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Under the microscope, a network of solenia connected each polyp of the soft coral colony.
Researchers examined the solenium structure to compare species of octocoral.
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Plural 'solenia'; the term comes from Greek 'solen,' meaning a pipe or channel.
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