-
simple and
compound scleractinians is
light and porous,
rather than
solid as is the case in the
prehistoric order Rugosa.
Scleractinians are also distinguished...
- epibionts,
including certain hederelloids as aforementioned.
Photosymbiotic scleractinians made
their first appearance during the
Middle Silurian. Reef abundance...
- dinoflagellates, with the
latter linked to the
rapid diversification of
scleractinian corals through the
establishment of
symbiotic zooxant****ae
within them...
-
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...
- ←
Scleractinian corals &
calcified sponges...
- to modern-day
scleractinians,
except for the
composition of its calcitic, non-aragonitic skeleton. It is the only
known scleractinian so far to have...
- (2019). "A
Mediterranean mesophotic coral reef
built by non-symbiotic
scleractinians".
Scientific Reports. 9 (3601): 18. doi:10.1038/s41598-019-40284-4....
- of coral.
There are two main
classifications for corals: hard
coral (
scleractinian and
stony coral)
which form
reefs by a
calcium carbonate base, with...
-
anthozoans similar in
appearance to sea
anemones and in body
format to
scleractinian stony corals.
These animals are
cnidarians in the
family Corallimorphidae...
- starfish, sea slugs, fish, turtles, and even
other cnidarians. Many
scleractinian corals—which form the
structural foundation for
coral reefs—possess...
