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

Isohyetal line

Natural environment; Coral reefs

A line drawn on a map or chart joining points that receive the same amount of precipitation.

Basipinacocyte

Natural environment; Coral reefs

A pinacocyte that adheres a sponge to a substrate by the external secretion of a collagenous matrix.

A software programme that is used to contact and obtain data from a server software programme on another computer, often across a great distance. Each client programme is designed to work with one or ...

Alecithal

Natural environment; Coral reefs

A type of egg that does not contain yolk.

Protostome

Natural environment; Coral reefs

An evolutionary line of coelomates that include mollusks, annelids, and arthropods. They develop their embryo by spiral cleavage, and the blastopore of the gastrula develops into the mouth. The group ...

Parrotfish

Natural environment; Coral reefs

Any species of tropical bony fishes in the family Scaridae. Parrotfishes are abundant and common inhabitants of coral reef communities. Their teeth are fused into a sharp "parrot-like" beak strong ...

Gill raker

Natural environment; Coral reefs

One of a series of knob- or comb-like projections on the front edge of the gill arch. Gill rakers aid in the fish's feeding. Their shape and number are a good indication of the diet of the fish. ...