cor all in a

[Lat. cor all in us coral ( Med. ), from Lat. corallum; Gr. kor all i on =coral.] Zool.: A genus of Alge, the typical one of the family Corallinacese (q. v.). They are stony in structure, and resemble corals, except that there are no animals projecting from the orifices of canals. cor-al-lin-a-çě-æ, s. pl. [Mod. Lat. cor all in a, s.=a coralline, and fem. pl. adj. suff. -acеӕ.] [СовALL IN A.] Bot .: Florideous Algse. A family of Floridese, consisting of rigid articulated or crustaceous seaweeds, mostly calcareous. When fresh they are purple, but become milk-white after exposure. The tetraspores are tufted, contained in oval or spher ical conceptacles, with a terminal pore. The Cor all in a cee were formerly believed to belong to the animal kingdom, and were placed with the Zoophytes.