#coenocyte

Coenocyte

Type of cell structure in several groups of organisms

A coenocyte is a multinucleate cell which can result from multiple nuclear divisions without their accompanying cytokinesis, in contrast to a syncytium, which results from cellular aggregation followed by dissolution of the cell membranes inside the mass. The word syncytium in animal embryology is used to refer to the coenocytic blastoderm of invertebrates. A coenocytic colony is referred to as a coenobium, and most coenobia are composed of a distinct number of cells, often as a multiple of two.

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