Mesoglea

Mesoglea is the translucent, inert, jelly-like substance that makes up most of the bodies of jellyfish, comb jellies and certain primitive sea creatures in the phyla Cnidaria and Ctenophora. It acts as the creatures' structural support in water, as they lack bones or cartilage, endo- or exoskeletons, or similar means of support. Because the mesoglea is a gel with a very high water content, these creatures tend to collapse on land.

The mesoglea is an evolutionary advancement in body plan from Porifera (sponges). The lack of very many cells in this structure allows a lower metabolism. This means that cnidarians need to feed less often.

See also

• Anatomy of corals

References

This cnidarian anatomy -related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.v · Categories: Cnidarian anatomy Cnidarian stubs Animal anatomy stubs Wikimedia Foundation. 2010. Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая? Blood of Britain Ian Campbell-Gray Look at other dictionaries: Mesoglea — mesoglea:capa gelatinosa no celular entre el ectodermo y el mesodermo de animales tales como esponjas y celentéreos. * * * ► femenino ZOOLOGÍA Capa de material gelatinoso situada entre el ectodermo y el endodermo de los animales diploblásticos …   Enciclopedia Universal mesoglea — or mesogloea [mes΄ōglē′ə, mez΄ōglē′ə] n. [ModL < Gr mesos,MID1 + LGr gloia, glue, akin to Gr gloios, sticky oil: see GLUE] a jellylike layer in cnidarians and ctenophores, lying between the ectoderm and the endoderm mesogleal adj. mesogloeal …   English World dictionary mesoglea — also mesogloea noun Etymology: New Latin, from mes + Late Greek gloia, glia glue more at clay Date: 1886 a gelatinous substance between the endoderm and ectoderm of sponges or coelenterates …   New Collegiate Dictionary mesoglea — mesogleal, adj. /mez euh glee euh, mes , mee zeuh , seuh /, n. the noncellular, gelatinous material between the inner and outer body walls of a coelenterate or sponge. Also, mesogloea. [1885 90; < NL mesogloea, equiv. to meso MESO + Gk gloía… …   Universalium mesoglea — meso·glea (mez″o ) (me″zo gleґə) [meso + Gr. gloia glue] the layer between the epidermis and gastrodermis of cnidarians …   Medical dictionary mesoglea — me·so·glè·a s.f. 1. TS biol. massa intercellulare gelatinosa presente nei Poriferi e nei Celenterati 2. TS embriol. non com. → mesenchima {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: 1957. ETIMO: comp. di meso e del gr. gloía colla …   Dizionario italiano mesoglea — pl.f. mesoglee …   Dizionario dei sinonimi e contrari mesoglea — meso·glea …   English syllables mesoglea — mes•o•gle•a or mes•o•gloe•a [[t]ˌmɛz əˈgli ə, ˌmɛs , ˌmi zə , sə [/t]] n. ivt the noncellular, gelatinous material between the inner and outer body walls of cnidarians and ctenophores • Etymology: 1885–90; meso + Gk gloía glue …   From formal English to slang mesoglea — /mɛsoʊˈgliə/ (say mesoh gleeuh), /miz / (say meez ) noun a jelly like non living material between the ectoderm and endoderm of coelenterates. Also, mesogloea. {New Latin, from meso meso + Greek gloia glue} …   18+ © Academic, 2000-2024 Contact us: Technical Support, Advertising Dictionaries export, created on PHP, Joomla, Drupal, WordPress, MODx. Mark and share Search through all dictionaries Translate… Search Internet Share the article and excerpts Direct link … Do a right-click on the link above and select “Copy Link”