Coral reefs

Coral reefs

Coral reefs are structures formed from the calcium carbonate secretions of corals. They are colonies of tiny animals in marine areas containing few nutrients.

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Coral reefs

zootoxin

Natural environment; Coral reefs

Any poisonous or venemous substance produced by an animal.

luminous

Natural environment; Coral reefs

Emitting light.

apopinacoderm

Natural environment; Coral reefs

In sponges, a surface lined with apopinacocytes.

monomorphic

Natural environment; Coral reefs

Occurring in only one form.

microevolution

Natural environment; Coral reefs

Relatively minor change in the composition of a species' gene pool over time.

hemolymph

Natural environment; Coral reefs

The circulating and tissue-bathing fluid of the arthropod open circulatory system. It is composed of cells and plasma and often loosely termed as blood.

mesoderm

Natural environment; Coral reefs

The middle of the three germ layers of a triploblastic embryo that gives rise to the skeletal and support, muscular, blood vascular, urogenital and reproductive systems, and contributions to some ...