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- Coral - Wikipedia
Corals are colonial marine invertebrates within the subphylum Anthozoa of the phylum Cnidaria They typically form compact colonies of many identical individual polyps Coral species include the important reef builders that inhabit tropical oceans and secrete calcium carbonate to form a hard skeleton
- Coral | Definition, Types, Location, Facts | Britannica
Coral, any of a variety of invertebrate marine organisms of the class Anthozoa that are characterized by skeletons—external or internal—of a stonelike, horny, or leathery consistency The term coral is also applied to the skeletons of those animals, particularly to those of the stonelike corals
- Corals Tutorial: What are corals? - NOAAs National Ocean Service
This tutorial is an overview of the biology of and threats to coral reefs, as well as efforts being made to conserve and protect them It includes images, animations, and videos
- Coral reef - Wikipedia
Coral belongs to the class Anthozoa in the animal phylum Cnidaria, which includes sea anemones and jellyfish Unlike sea anemones, corals secrete hard carbonate exoskeletons that support and protect the coral Most reefs grow best in warm, shallow, clear, sunny, and agitated water
- Are corals animals or plants? - NOAAs National Ocean Service
Coral, a sessile animal, relies on its relationship with plant-like algae to build the largest structures of biological origin on Earth Corals are sessile animals that "take root" on the ocean floor
- What is a Coral Reef? - NASA
Coral reefs cover only 1% of the ocean floor, but support an estimated 25% of all marine life in the ocean, earning them the moniker ‘rainforest of the sea ’
- CORAL Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of CORAL is the calcareous or horny skeletal deposit produced by anthozoan or rarely hydrozoan polyps; especially : a richly red precious coral secreted by a gorgonian (genus Corallium)
- Coral - National Geographic Society
Though coral may look like a colorful plant growing from roots in the seafloor, it is actually an animal Corals are known as colonial organisms, because many individual creatures live and grow while connected to each other They are also dependent on one another for survival
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