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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
karyogamy
Natural environment; Coral reefs
A process of fusion of the nuclei of two sex cells or gametes; the second step in syngamy.
least squares
Natural environment; Coral reefs
A statistical criterion for the estimation of the goodness of fit in correlation analysis. Least squares methods aim to minimize the sum of squared differences between the observations and the ...
flagellum
Natural environment; Coral reefs
A whip-like appendage used for locomotion in sperm cells and some bacteria, fungi, and protists.
spectrometer
Natural environment; Coral reefs
An instrument for measuring wavelengths of light of a spectrum.
benthic
Natural environment; Coral reefs
Bottom dwelling; living on or under the sediments or other substrate.
isogamous
Natural environment; Coral reefs
Having haploid gametes that are similar in size, structure and motility. An isogamete can unite with another to form a zygote.
type locality
Natural environment; Coral reefs
In taxonomy, the geographical (and, where relevant, stratigraphical) location of the occurrence of the population from which the type specimen (i.e. Holotype, lectotype or neotype) was taken.
