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

Photosynthetic pigment

Natural environment; Coral reefs

A pigment that efficiently absorbs light within the 400-700 nm range and is essential for photosynthesis.

A soft coral of the order Alcyonacea, class Anthozoa, phylum Cnidaria. They consist of a firm body, throughout which calcareous spicules are dispersed. The surface is studded with polyps. They are ...

Heterodont

Natural environment; Coral reefs

A type of dentition where the teeth are not all similar. For example, a mixture for special functions, such as canines, incisors and molars for piercing and tearing, snipping and grinding .

Statistic

Natural environment; Coral reefs

An estimate based on a sample or samples of a population, providing an indication of the true population parameter.

Cornetfish

Natural environment; Coral reefs

Any species of spiny-rayed fishes in the family Fistulariidae. Cornetfishes are elongated, depressed-bodied fishes with a greatly extended tubular snout, a very small mouth, and a long thin filament ...

Isoenzyme

Natural environment; Coral reefs

One of a group of enzymes that are very similar in catalytic properties, but may be differentiated by variations in physical properties, such as isoelectric point or electrophoretic mobility; also ...