Definition of Scleractinian. Meaning of Scleractinian. Synonyms of Scleractinian

- symmetry. Scleractinians secrete a stony exoskeleton in which the septa are inserted between the mesenteries in multiples of six. All modern scleractinian skeletons...
- dinoflagellates, with the latter linked to the rapid diversification of scleractinian corals through the establishment of symbiotic zooxant****ae within them...
- Coelosmilia is a genus of extinct scleractinian coral from the Late Cretaceous period. The specimens were found in rocks around 70 million years old dating...
- of coral. There are two main classifications for corals: hard coral (scleractinian and stony coral) which form reefs by a calcium carbonate base, with...
- original (PDF) on 2012-04-06. Sorokin YI (1973) On the feeding of some scleractinian corals with bacteria and dissolved organic matter. Limnol Oceanogr 18:380-385...
- Matmor Formation Scleractinian coral from the Matmor Formation Paracenoceras, a nautiloid from the Matmor Formation Enallhelia, a scleractinian coral from the...
- Calcite-recrystallized fossil s**** of Busycon sp. from Indrio Pit Recrystallized scleractinian coral (aragonite to calcite) from the Jur****ic of southern Israel...
- starfish, sea slugs, fish, turtles, and even other cnidarians. Many scleractinian corals—which form the structural foundation for coral reefs—possess...
- ← Scleractinian corals & calcified sponges...
- 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...