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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 ...
Erythrina falcata, commonly known as the Brazilian coral tree, is a timber tree in the family Fabaceae native to tropical South America. It can be found in Argentina, Bolivia the Atlantic Forest vegetation in Brazil, Paraguay and Peru. [1] This plant is also used as a medicinal plant and ornamental plant which is attractive to birds.
Elkhorn coral (Acropora palmata) is an important reef-building coral in the Caribbean. The species has a complex structure with many branches which resemble that of elk antlers; hence, the common name. The branching structure creates habitat and shelter for many other reef species. Elkhorn coral is known to grow quickly with an average growth ...
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]
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.
Acropora clathrata, commonly known as lattice table coral is a species of stony corals belonging to the family Acroporidae. [2] They are a zooxanthellate coral, which are generally found in fringing reefs, sheltered reefs and back reef habitats, between the depths of 5–40 m (16–131 ft).
Tubastraea coccinea was first documented in 1943 on Caribbean reefs in Curaçao and Puerto Rico. [3] T. coccinea is an invasive species that was documented to have spread as far north as the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary in 2004. [3] Tubastraea is often found in deep waters because they do not require sunlight for nourishment. They ...
Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (List of species of the flora of Brazil, "The Brazilian List"), first produced in 2010 provides a list of species of plants found in Brazil. At that time it listed a total of 40,982 species, including 3,608 fungi , 3,495 algae , 1,521 bryophytes , 1,176 pteridophytes , 26 gymnosperms and 31,156 angiosperm ...