Relating to or describing organisms or structures that share a common type or form within a colonial or communal system.
From Greek 'koinos' (common) + 'typos' (type) + '-ic' (adjective suffix). The term groups organisms by shared characteristics.
When biologists find coenotypic variations in coral colonies, they're discovering that even clones can develop slightly differently depending on where they grow—environment shapes identity.
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