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Radial Canal

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-022979

A part of the water vascular system of echinoderms. Specifically, a branch off of the ring canal that leads to an arm (ray) and gives rise to the tube feet. In hydrozoan medusae, the radial canal is part of the gastrovascular cavity. it is one of four extensions leading from the mouth to the outer margin of the bell.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-022979
FieldEnvironment
ReferencesNOAA Coral Reef Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-022979",
  "term": "Radial Canal",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "A part of the water vascular system of echinoderms. Specifically, a branch off of the ring canal that leads to an arm (ray) and gives rise to the tube feet. In hydrozoan medusae, the radial canal is part of the gastrovascular cavity. it is one of four extensions leading from the mouth to the outer margin of the bell.",
  "references": [
    "NOAA Coral Reef Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/radial-canal/"
}

Record 22,979 of 30,736 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.