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

caruncle

Natural environment; Coral reefs

A fleshy outgrowth.

syncytium

Natural environment; Coral reefs

A mass of cytoplasm containing several nuclei and enclosed in a membrane, but having no internal cell boundaries, e.g., skeletal muscle cells.

median

Natural environment; Coral reefs

A statistical measure of central tendency. The middle-most value in a set of observations with an equal number of observations lying above and below the median value.

aspergillosis

Natural environment; Coral reefs

A widespread fungal infection of Caribbean soft corals. It affects six species of sea fans and sea whips. The pathogen is Aspergillosis sydowii, a terrestrial fungus which infects gorgonia after ...