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Definition of cup corals

cup corals
Cyathophylloid Cy`a*tho*phyl"loid, n. (Paleon.) A fossil coral of the family Cyathophyllid[ae]; sometimes extended to fossil corals of other related families belonging to the group Rugosa; -- also called cup corals. Thay are found in paleozoic rocks.

Meaning of cup corals from wikipedia

- Cup coral may refer to several different taxa of coral including: Balanophyllia bonaespei, a species in the family Dendrophylliidae Turbinaria, a genus...
- Orange cup coral (Tubastraea coccinea) belongs to a group of corals known as large-polyp stony corals. This non-reef building coral extends beautiful translucent...
- (200 feet; 33 fathoms), but corals in the genus Leptoseris have been found as deep as 172 metres (564 feet; 94 fathoms). Corals are major contributors to...
- The Coral Cup is a Premier Handicap National Hunt hurdle race in Great Britain which is open to horses aged four years or older. It is run on the Old...
- Scleractinia, also called stony corals or hard corals, are marine animals in the phylum Cnidaria that build themselves a hard skeleton. The individual...
- family Dendrophylliidae. Sun corals belong to a group of corals known as large-polyp stony corals. This means[clarification needed] that while they produce...
- coral in the family Lobophylliidae. It is variously known as the flat cup coral, solitary cup coral, button coral, doughnut coral, or cat's eye coral...
- A coral reef is an underwater ecosystem characterized by reef-building corals. Reefs are formed of colonies of coral polyps held together by calcium carbonate...
- restoring coral reefs, which are dying off around the world. The process protects young corals while they are most at risk of dying. Small corals are propagated...
- Cladopsammia is a genus of stony cup corals in the family Dendrophylliidae. Members of this genus are found at depths down to about 470 metres (1,540 ft)...