what is the difference between circuli and annuli and what causes them to form? (referring to fish scales)

Circuli: Each growth ring is called a circulus (plural: circuli). Like a tree, the fish grows faster during the summer when the temperature is warmer and there is more food available, and the circuli are spaced farther apart. During the winter, growth slows down and the circuli are very close together.

Annuli: 1 : ring. 2 : a part, structure, or marking resembling a ring: such as. a : a line of cells around a fern sporangium that ruptures the sporangium by contracting. b : a growth ring (as on the scale of a fish) that is used in estimating age.

the denominator has a very specific role.

one is through turgidity. this occurs before ground tissue ( collenchyma

and sclerenchyma cells) become well

developed to give structural support to the plant as it grows bigger. the xylem

tissue (composed of rigid tissue) of the young

plant render this support and also maintaining osmotic turgidity of the surrounding

plant cells.