1. The skeletal structure or cup-shaped cavity of an individual coral polyp within a coral colony.
Usage: technical; zoology

Examples

• Each corallite in the coral head houses a single polyp.
• The corallites of this species are arranged in a spiral pattern.
• Paleontologists examine fossilized corallites to classify extinct coral species.
• The walls of the corallite are secreted by the polyp's tissue.
• Under magnification, the intricate structure of each corallite becomes visible.