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gastrodermis

American  
[gas-troh-dur-mis] / ˌgæs troʊˈdɜr mɪs /

noun

Zoology.
  1. the inner cell layer of the body of an invertebrate.


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Etymology

Origin of gastrodermis

gastro- + -dermis

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The polyp form in these animals often shows a cylindrical morphology with a central gastrovascular cavity lined by the gastrodermis.

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Cnidarian cells exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide by diffusion between cells in the epidermis with water in the environment, and between cells in the gastrodermis with water in the gastrovascular cavity.

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The opening leads to a gastrovascular cavity that is lined with a gastrodermis.

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The gastrodermis and epidermis have a simple layer of mesoglea sandwiched between them.

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Between the epidermis and gastrodermis is the mesoglea.

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