- symmetry.
Scleractinians secrete a
stony exoskeleton in
which the
septa are
inserted between the
mesenteries in
multiples of six. All
modern scleractinian skeletons...
- starfish, sea slugs, fish, turtles, and even
other cnidarians. Many
scleractinian corals—which form the
structural foundation for
coral reefs—possess...
- dinoflagellates, with the
latter linked to the
rapid diversification of
scleractinian corals through the
establishment of
symbiotic zooxant****ae
within them...
- ←
Scleractinian corals &
calcified sponges...
- of coral.
There are two main
classifications for corals: hard
coral (
scleractinian and
stony coral)
which form
reefs by a
calcium carbonate base, with...
-
skeletons of
calcite and have a
different symmetry from that of the
scleractinian corals,
whose skeletons are aragonite. However,
there are some unusual...
- 13 °C (55 °F) in
winter and 38 °C (100 °F) in summer. 37
species of
scleractinian corals inhabit such an
environment around Larak Island. Deep-water coral...
-
expanded during the Late Jur****ic,
including both
sponge reefs and
scleractinian coral reefs. Late Jur****ic
reefs were
similar in form to
modern reefs...
- Calcite-recrystallized
fossil s**** of
Busycon sp. from
Indrio Pit
Recrystallized scleractinian coral (aragonite to calcite) from the Jur****ic of
southern Israel...
- epibionts,
including certain hederelloids as aforementioned.
Photosymbiotic scleractinians made
their first appearance during the
Middle Silurian. Reef abundance...
