branching coral

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• coral fern — noun A type of Australian fern with fronds shaped like branching coral • • • Main Entry: ↑coral …   Useful english dictionary

• Coral bleaching — Bleached branching Acropora sp. at Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, in 2005 …   Wikipedia

• Coral reef — Marine habitats Biodiversity of a coral reef Lit …   Wikipedia

• Coral — For other uses, see Coral (disambiguation). Coral Pillar coral, Dendrogyra cylindricus Scientific classification Kingdom …   Wikipedia

• coral — corallike, adj. /kawr euhl, kor /, n. 1. the hard, variously colored, calcareous skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps. 2. such skeletons collectively, forming reefs, islands, etc. 3. the solitary or colonial polyp that secretes this… …   Universalium

• Coral reef protection — A diversity of corals Coral reef protection is a process of maintaining a healthy coral reef. Coral reefs are fragile environments that are very vulnerable to damage from boat anchors or accidental groundings. Boaters can protect coral by… …   Wikipedia

• Coral — /kawr euhl, kor /, n. a female given name. * * * I Any of about 2,300 species of marine cnidarians in the class Anthozoa that are characterized by stonelike, horny, or leathery skeletons (external or internal). The skeletons of these animals are… …   Universalium

• coral fungi — any of a group of brightly colored fungi having erect, branching fruiting bodies that resemble coral. * * * …   Universalium

• coral fungi — any of a group of brightly colored fungi having erect, branching fruiting bodies that resemble coral …   Useful english dictionary

• Deep water coral — Table coral, which can live in deep water (in this picture, it is in shallow, warm water) The habitat of deep water corals, also known as cold water corals, extends to deeper, darker parts of the oceans than tropical corals, ranging from near the …   Wikipedia

• Staghorn coral — Taxobox name = Staghorn Coral regnum = Animalia phylum = Cnidaria classis = Anthozoa ordo = Scleractinia familia = Acroporidae genus = Acropora species = A. cervicornis binomial = Acropora cervicornis binomial authority = Lamarck, 1816The… …   Wikipedia