retepore

English

Etymology

Latin rete (“net”) + porus (“pore”)

Noun

retepore (plural retepores)

  1. (zoology) Any of several species of bryozoans of the genus Reteporella (syn. Retepora) or the family Reteporidae, that form delicate calcareous corals, usually composed of thin fenestrated fronds.

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