periderm

periderm

periderm The thin, sheet-like material that makes up the skeleton in graptolites (Graptolithina). Long thought to be chitin, it is now considered perhaps to be collagen (a scleroprotein). It is bi-layered, with an inner fusellar layer and outer cortical layer which have distinct structural differences.

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periderm

periderm In invertebrates, the thin sheets of material that make up the skeleton.

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periderm

periderm See cork cambium.

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periderm See BARK.

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MICHAEL ALLABY. "periderm." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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