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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
Parenchymula
Natural environment; Coral reefs
A sponge larva which appears as a solid ball with exterior flagellated cells (except at the "posterior end").
Paralectotype
Natural environment; Coral reefs
In taxonomy, any one of the original syntypic series remaining after the selection of a lectotype.
Tentacular sheath
Natural environment; Coral reefs
One of the two cavities in the sides of the body of ctenophores (comb jellies) into which the tentacles can be withdrawn.
Endoskeleton
Natural environment; Coral reefs
Skeleton, or support structure, which is on the inside of the organism's body. All vertebrates possess an endoskeleton that is made of either bone and/or cartilage.
Tide
Natural environment; Coral reefs
The periodic rising and falling of the water that results from the gravitational attraction of the moon and sun acting on the rotating earth.
Absolute zero
Natural environment; Coral reefs
The temperature at which all motion will cease (0 degrees Kelvin or -273.15 degrees C).
Weberian apparatus
Natural environment; Coral reefs
The four anterior vertebrae and associated tissues in some fishes (catfishes, loaches, minnows, suckers) that connect the gas bladder to the inner ear, conveying pressure changes and sound.
