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coelom /ˈsiːləm /noun (plural coeloms or coelomata /siːˈləʊmətə/) ZoologyThe principal body cavity in most animals, located between the intestinal canal and the body wall.In mellitids, the intestine is separated from the rest of the coelom by a well-defined wall of the peripheral ballast system....- The ophiuroid coelom is strongly reduced, particularly in comparison to other echinoderms.
- The coelom extends into the rays, where the gonads are located.
Derivatives coelomate adjective & noun ...- Schizocoelous mesoderm formation in coelomate spiralians also makes use of individual cell immigration during its early phase.
- They first evolved in the earlier Cambrian period, as part of the great radiation of coelomate animals that occurred at that time.
- The genes have an arrangement relatable to those of coelomate metazoans, but not to those of secernentean nematodes.
coelomic /səˈlɒmɪk/ adjective ...- The reproductive system is composed of a single saccular gonad in a coelomic pouch lying dorsal to the digestive system.
- The soft parts in the axial canal of the stem consist of nerve cords, coelomic cavities, and associated organs which require more metabolic maintenance.
- These characters would have facilitated volume changes of the coelomic cavity due to dorso-ventral rotation of the ‘synsacrum’ on the dorsal vertebrae.
Origin Late 19th century: from Greek koilōma 'cavity'. |