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Corals belong to the class Anthozoa and are divided into two subclasses, depending on the number of tentacles or lines of symmetry, and a series of orders corresponding to their exoskeleton, nematocyst type, and mitochondrial genetic analysis.
Corals predominantly reproduce sexually, with 25% of hermatypic corals (stony corals) forming single sex (gonochoristic) colonies, whilst the rest are hermaphroditic.
Ancient coral reefs on land are often mined for lime or use as building blocks ("coral rag"), for example the Portland limestone of the Isle of Portland.
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  Coral - the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Tabulate corals occur in the limestones and calcareous shales of the Ordovician and Silurian periods, and often form lowcushions or branching masses alongside Rugose corals.
Rugose corals became dominant by the middle of the Silurian period, and becameextinct early in the Triassic period.
The Rugose corals may be either solitary orcolonial, and like the Tabulate corals their skeletons are also composed of calcite.The finest details of their skeletal structures are often well preserved, and such fossils may be cut and polished.
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 Coral - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Corals breed by spawning, with many corals of the same species in a region releasing gametes simultaneously over a period of one to several nights around a full moon.
Rugose corals became dominant by the middle of the Silurian period, and became extinct early in the Triassic period.
Coral reefs are a great source of tourism for scuba diving or snorkelling, however this has conservational implications due to damage from removal or destruction of coral.
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 Wikipedia: Coral
Corals breed by spawning, with all corals of the same species in a region releasing gametes simultaneously over a period of one to several nights around a full moon.
Corals are major contributors to the physical structure of coral reefs that develop only in tropical and subtropical waters, but corals exist even in cold waters, such as off the coast of Norway.
In an early symptom of environmental stress, corals expel their zooxanthellae; without their symbiotic unicellular algae, coral tissues are colorless, revealing the white of their calcium carbonate skeletons, an event known as 'coral bleaching'.
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 coral - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about coral   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Pacific coral is renowned for its coloration – and yet the natural colour of coral (primarily composed of calcium carbonate) is matt white.
The colours of coral (and ‘coral’ is itself generally counted as a colour that is not white) are caused by mineral impurities in the water absorbed by the coral organisms.
Corals live in a symbiotic relationship with microscopic algae (zooxanthellae), which are incorporated into the soft tissue.
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 Coral (disambiguation) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Coral is a term for the unfertilized eggs of a female lobster, which turn a reddish color when cooked.
Coral snake is a type of a venomous snake found in the Americas.
Coral Records was a Decca Records subsidiary based in the United States of America.
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 Coral information - Search.com
Corals breed by spawning, with many corals of the same species in a region releasing gametes simultaneously over a period of one to several nights around a full moon.
Corals are major contributors to the physical structure of coral reefs that develop only in tropical and subtropical waters.
Coral reefs are a great source of tourism for scuba diving or snorkelling, however this has conservational implications due to damage from removal or destruction of coral.
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Corals are major contributors to the physical structure of coral reefs that develop onlyin tropical and subtropical waters.
The skeletons of Tabulate corals are composed of aform of calcium carbonate known as calcite.
Corals are not restricted to just reefs, many solitary corals may be found in rocks were reefs are not present (such asCyclocyathus which occurs in the Cretaceous period Gault clayformation of England).
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The skeletons of Tabulate coral are composed of aform of calcium carbonate known as calcite.
Rugose coral became dominant by the middle of the Silurian period, and becameextinct early in the Triassic period.
The Rugose coral may be either solitary orcolonial, and like the Tabulate coral their skeletons are also composed of calcite.The finest details of their skeletal structures are often well preserved, and such fossils may be cut and polished.
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Corals are gastrovascular marine cnidarians (phylum Cnidaria) and exist as small sea anemone-like polyps, typically in colonies of many individuals.
Synchronous spawning is very typical on a coral reef, even when there are multiple species present, all the corals on the reef release gametes during the same night.
Ancient coral reefs on land are often mined for limestone or building blocks ("coral rag").
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 Atoll Did You Mean atoll   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
He reasoned that a fringing coral reef surrounding a volcanic island in the tropical sea will grow upwards as the island subsides (sinks), eventually becoming a barrier reef island (as typified by an island such as Bora Bora and others in the Society Islands).
Another large atoll is Lihou Reef in the Coral Sea, with a lagoon of 2,500 km².
If the Caicos Islands are to be considered a huge coral atoll, with the Caicos Bank as a lagoon, this complex would be the largest atoll in land area (460.2 km²) and second largest in total area (lagoon size roughly 3700 km²).
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 Pacific Ocean - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Along the Pacific Ocean's irregular western margins lie many seas, the largest of which are the Celebes Sea, Coral Sea, East China Sea, Sea of Japan, South China Sea, Sulu Sea, Tasman Sea, and Yellow Sea.
Coral reefs are low-lying structures that have built up on basaltic lava flows under the ocean's surface.
A second island type formed of coral is the uplifted coral platform, which is usually slightly larger than the low coral islands.
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 Pacific Ocean - the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
In the southwesterncorner of the Pacific lie the islands of Melanesia, dominated by New Guinea.Other important island groups of Melanesia include the Bismarck Archipelago, Fiji,New Caledonia, the Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu.
Coral reefs are low-lying structuresthat have built up on basaltic lava flows under the ocean's surface.
A second island typeformed of coral is the uplifted coral platform, which is usually slightly larger than the low coral islands.
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 Coral (disambiguation) - TheBestLinks.com - Animal, CORAL66, Color, Marine biology, ...
Coral (disambiguation), Animal, CORAL66, Color, Marine biology, Peer-to-peer...
Coral is the name of a type of marine animal: see Coral.
Coral is also the name of a peer-to-peer webcaching system: see Coral (network).
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 Coral - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
For other uses of "Coral", see Coral (disambiguation).
Corals are gastrovascular marine cnidarians (phylum Cnidaria; class Anthozoa) existing as small sea anemone-like polyps, typically forming colonies of many individuals.
Coral, Coral types, Geological history, Environmental effects on coral, Uses, See also, References, External links, Cnidarians and Incremental dating.
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The coral polype, like everything else, minute; just as a child takes a certain time to grow into a man so does skeleton.
Consequently every particle of coral limestone is an lime from the sea water.
It is not possible to arrive at an accurate because we lack the necessary data; but we can form a rough calculation, the rate at which corals grow are so exceedingly variable, that we must case to make the allowance upon the side of excess.
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 Coral disambiguation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Start the Coral disambiguation article or add a request for it.
Look for Coral disambiguation in the Commons, our repository for free images, music, sound, and video.
Check for Coral disambiguation in the deletion log, or visit its deletion vote page if it exists.
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 Coral Records -   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Liquid Coral Calcium Complex is easy to swallow, readily absorbable, and easily assimilated by the body to maintain an alkaline pH and encourage good overall health.
coral records are important for studies of decadal climate...
In this regard, coral proxy climate records of 100 - 300 years in length are a valuable supplement...
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For alternate meanings see anchor (disambiguation) The purpose of a ship's or boat's anchor is to attach the vessel to the ground at a specific point.
In coral it is often able to set quickly by hooking into the structure, but may be more difficult to retrieve.
Rock, coral, and shale prevent anchors from digging in, although some anchors are designed to hook into such a bottom.
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 cnidaria - Coral Reef Search Engine swicki - powered by eurekster
Phylum Cnidaria : Coral Reefs of Anguilla : Coral Reefs of Antigua : Co...
coral: any of a variety of invertebrate marine organisms of the class Anthozoa (phylum Cnidaria) that are characterized by skeletonsexternal or intern...
Coral is an animal that belongs to the phylum cnidaria.
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 Wikinfo | Atoll
The depression may be part of the emergent island or part of the sea (that is, a lagoon), or more rarely an enclosed body of fresh, brackish, or highly saline water.
His explanation, which is accepted as basically correct, involved considering that several tropical island types — from high volcanic island, through barrier reef island, to atoll — represented a sequence of gradual subsidence of an original oceanic volcano.
The fringing reef becomes a barrier reef for the reason that the outer part of the reef maintains itself near sea level through biotic growth, while the inner part of the reef falls behind, becoming a lagoon where conditions are less favorable for the calcareous algae responsible for most reef growth.
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 Coral (disambiguation)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Coral is the name of a type marine animal : see Coral.
Coral is also a UK bookmaker : see Coral (bookmaker).
Coral is also the name of an block-structured programming language for real-time systems: see CORAL66.
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 Mili Atoll: Encyclopedia topic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Mili Atoll is an atoll (atoll: An island consisting of a circular coral reef surrounding a lagoon) of 92 islands in the Pacific Ocean (Pacific Ocean: The largest ocean in the world).
It is a legislative district of the Marshall Islands (Marshall Islands: A group of coral islands in eastern Micronesia).
Its total land area is only 6.15 mile² (16 km²), but it encloses a lagoon (lagoon: A body of water cut off from a larger body by a reef of sand or coral) of 294.7 mile² (763 km²).
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 coral - Coral Reef Search Engine swicki - powered by eurekster   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
A coral "head", commonly perceived to be a single organism, is...
She is also a spokesperson for the Coral Reef Alliance (CORAL), and the Whale and Dolphin...
reef conservation coral reef ecosystem coral reef news...
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 ipedia.com: Coral Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
.) Corals are gastrovascular marine cnidarians existing as small anemone-like polyps, typically forming colonies of many individuals.
Scleractinian corals diversified during the Mesozoic and Caenozoic eras and are at the height of their development today.
Corals are not restricted to just reefs, many solitary corals may be found in rocks were reefs are not present (such as Cyclocyathus which occurs in the Cretaceous period Gault clay formation of England).
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An atoll is a type of low, coral island found in tropical oceans and consisting of a coral-algal reef surrounding a central depression.
Charles Darwin published an explanation for the creation of coral atolls in the South Pacific (Darwin, 1842) based upon observations made during a five-year voyage aboard the HMS Beagle (1831-1836).
However, Bermuda is what is termed a pseudo-atoll because its general form, while resembling that of an atoll, has a very different mode of formation.
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 Pacifier: Encyclopedia topic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
A Pacifier, (American English (American English: The English language as used in the United States)) or dummy (British English (British English: british english (or uk english) is a collective term for the forms of english spoken...
In the 1800s, the expression "born with a silver spoon in his mouth" could be taken literally – silver seethers were often given to babies born to wealth.
Other expense materials were also used, with mother-of-pearl or coral (coral: Marine colonial polyp characterized by a calcareous skeleton; masses in a variety of shapes often forming reefs) being thought to ward off sickness.
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 Reef - Psychology Central   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Thus, "artificial reef" is a misnomer, though firmly established as the term used for man-made underwater habitat structures.
There are a number of biotic reef types, including oyster reefs, but the most massive and widely distributed are tropical coral reefs.
Although corals are major contributors to the framework and bulk material comprising a coral reef, the organisms most responsible for reef growth against the constant assault from ocean waves are calcarous algae, especially, although not entirely, species of coralline algae.
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 Coral (disambiguation) - Marvel Universe: The definitive online source for Marvel super hero bios.
Coral (disambiguation) - Marvel Universe: The definitive online source for Marvel super hero bios.
It is here to help clear up points of confusion within the Marvel Universe.
This page was last modified 16:04, 30 July 2007.
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 Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Coral (disambiguation)
The Coral is the name of an English band: See The Coral
Coral is also a type of snake: See coral snake
Coral is also a name of a few research labs.
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 Jig Saw Blade   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
This article is about the folk dance Jgi, for other meanings, see Jug (disambiguation).
The jig (sometimes seen in its French language or Italian language forms gigue or giga) is a folk dance type as well as the accompanying dance tune type, popular in Ireland and Scotland, and particularly associated with the former.
A blade is the part of a sword that is used to cut (as opposed to the hilt).
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