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Cladocora caespitosa, commonly known as cushion coral, is a stony coral of the subclass Hexacorallia. [2] This species forms the only true coral reef in the Mediterranean Sea . The species has been observed to demonstrate rejuvenescence , a unique survival strategy that enables the species to recover after warming events.
Euphyllia is a genus of large-polyped stony coral. [2] Several species are commonly found in marine aquariums. The genus includes the following species: Euphyllia baliensis Turak, Devantier & Erdman, 2012 – bubble coral; Euphyllia cristata Chevalier, 1971 – grape coral; Euphyllia glabrescens (Chamisso & Eysenhardt, 1821) – torch coral
Marine botany is the study of flowering vascular plant species and marine algae that live in shallow seawater of the open ocean and the littoral zone, along shorelines of the intertidal zone, coastal wetlands, and low-salinity brackish water of estuaries. It is a branch of marine biology and botany.
The World Register of Marine Species includes these genera in the family: [1] [2] Agaricia Lamarck, 1801 - most species form thin vertical plates, but in some, the plates are horizontal. Coeloseris Vaughan, 1918 - monotypic, the single species is Coeloseris mayeri , the tombstone coral.
Coral plant is a common name for several flowering plants and may refer to: Balanophora coralliformis in the family Balanophoraceae; Berberidopsis corallina in the family Berberidopsidaceae; Jatropha multifida, a species of Jatropha in the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae; Russelia equisetiformis in the plantain family, Plantaginaceae
A planted reef aquarium filled with Bladed sand moss (Caulerpa prolifera) A seagrass aquarium housing several seagrass meadow inhabitants. Aquatic plants are used to give the aquarium a natural appearance, oxygenate the water, and provide habitat for fish, especially fry (babies) and for invertebrates. Some aquarium fish and invertebrates also ...
A. tenuifolia is a zooxanthellate species of coral, having symbiotic unicellular dinoflagellates housed in its tissues. These are photosynthetic and use the sun's energy to create nutrients which the coral is able to use and on which it relies for much of its nutritional needs.
A coral reef is an underwater ecosystem characterized by reef-building corals. Reefs are formed of colonies of coral polyps held together by calcium carbonate. [1] Most coral reefs are built from stony corals, whose polyps cluster in groups. Coral belongs to the class Anthozoa in the animal phylum Cnidaria, which includes sea anemones and ...