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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.
The horn coral also has a green fluorescence [2] or a cyano red emission. [3] They can be seen at depths from 1–30 m (3–100 ft). [ 5 ] The colonies are bushy with small conical mounts called monticules that are unique because they form where the corallite walls of the adjacent polyp fuse together.
Paragorgia arborea is a species of coral in the family Paragorgiidae, commonly known as the bubblegum coral because of its bulbous branch tips. It mainly grows in depths between 200 and 1,300 metres (700 and 4,300 ft) at temperatures between 3 and 8 °C (37 and 46 °F).
A 1997 reef transect study showed that octocorals, such as L. arboreum, compose under 20% of soft coral coverage on both reef flats, and the upper fore-reefs in the Gulf of Umm al-Rashrash, off the East coast of the Sinai Peninsula. [5] Typically in Gulf of Umm al-Rashrash reefs, octocoral coverage is dominated by carpets of a few species. [5]
Coral aquaculture, also known as coral farming or coral gardening, is the cultivation of corals for commercial purposes or coral reef restoration. Aquaculture is showing promise as a tool for restoring coral reefs, which are dying off around the world. [1] [2] [3] The process protects young corals while they are most at risk of dying. Small ...
Colpophyllia natans is considered one of the dominant reef-building corals of the Caribbean region and is a familiar species of the shallower reef ledges and slopes. It can be found down to a depth of fifty metres, but is more often established closer to the surface.
Kingman Reef (/ ˈ k ɪ ŋ m ən /) is a largely submerged, uninhabited, triangle-shaped reef, geologically an atoll, 9.0 nmi (20 km) east-west and 4.5 nmi (8 km) north-south, [2] in the North Pacific Ocean, roughly halfway between the Hawaiian Islands and American Samoa.
Acropora is a genus of small polyp stony coral in the phylum Cnidaria. [3] Some of its species are known as table coral, elkhorn coral, and staghorn coral. Over 149 species are described. [4] Acropora species are some of the major reef corals responsible for building the immense calcium carbonate substructure that supports the thin living skin ...