7 Terms
Contributors in Marine biology
Marine biology
Coral
Biology; Marine biology
A group of marine animals belonging to the phylum cnidaria, that exist as small sea anemone-like polyps, typically in colonies of many identical individuals; or the skeletal remains of coral polyps. ...
Zygote
Biology; Marine biology
A fertilised egg. Or the diploid cell that results from the joining of two haploid gametes (sperm and egg) during sexual reproduction, that will cleave to form an embryo. See also fertilization, ...
Foliose coral
Biology; Marine biology
A coral whose skeletal form approximates that of a broad, flattened plate.
Larva
Biology; Marine biology
A discrete stage in many species, beginning with zygote formation and ending with metamorphosis.
Niche
Biology; Marine biology
A general term referring to the range of environmental space occupied by a species.
Auxotrophic algae
Biology; Marine biology
Algae requiring a few organically derived substances, such as vitamins, along with dissolved inorganic nutrients for photosynthesis.
Mesopelagic zone
Biology; Marine biology
Also called the "twilight zone" of the ocean, this area from 200m to 1000m in depth, is bordered by the photic zone above and darkness below. It's in this zone where you start to see bioluminescence ...
