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Coral reefs
Coral reefs are structures formed from the calcium carbonate secretions of corals. They are colonies of tiny animals in marine areas containing few nutrients.
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Coral reefs
Available name
Natural environment; Coral reefs
In taxonomy, any name which conforms to all mandatory provisions of the Code. There are general requirements of publication and date, language, name formation etc. An available name is not ...
Calicle
Natural environment; Coral reefs
One of the small cuplike cavities, often with elevated borders, covering the surface of most corals. Each is formed by a coral polyp; the calyx.
Ascanoid
Natural environment; Coral reefs
Simplest body form of sponges, with canals leading directly from the surrounding water to the interior spongocoel.
Proximal
Natural environment; Coral reefs
The direction towards centre of the body; opposite of distal.
Cladistics
Natural environment; Coral reefs
The systematic classification of groups of organisms on the basis of the order of their assumed divergence from ancestral species.
Municipal Sewage
Natural environment; Coral reefs
Wastes (mostly liquid) originating from a community; may be composed of domestic wastewaters and/or industrial discharges.
