Coral reefs

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

Aeolid nudibranch

Natural environment; Coral reefs

A type of nudibranch (order Nudibranchia) in which the mantle is extended into long finger-like projections, the cerata (sing: ceras), rather than a feather-like external gill on the dorsal surface. ...

Exoskeleton

Natural environment; Coral reefs

An external skeleton or supportive covering of an animal formed from the ectoderm, as for example, the shell coverings of a crustacean, the calcium carbonate secretions of stony corals, or the bony ...

Trauma

Natural environment; Coral reefs

Any sudden physical injury or damage to an organism caused by an external force or violence. Trauma is also used to describe severe emotional or psychological shock or distress.

Groundfish

Natural environment; Coral reefs

Fishes, usually of commercial value, that live on or near the bottom; also called "bottom fish".

Endothecal dissepiment

Natural environment; Coral reefs

One of many horizontal partitions across the corallite within the corallite wall.

Geostationary satellite

Natural environment; Coral reefs

Satellite whose orbit around the equator equals that of the Earth's rotation, making it possible for them to view the same disc of Earth's surface below continuously.