Coral

Coral
	Pillar coral , Dendrogyra cylindricus
Scientific classification
Kinrick:	Animalia
Phylum:	Cnidaria
Cless:	Anthozoa ; Ehrenberg , 1831
Extant Subclasses and Orders
	Octocorallia ; Alcyonacea ; Helioporacea ; Pennatulacea ; Hexacorallia ; Actiniaria ; Antipatharia ; Corallimorpharia ; Scleractinia ; Zoantharia ;

Corals are marine invertebrates in the class Anthozoa o phylum Cnidaria . Thay teepically live in compact colonies o mony identical individual polyps . The group includes the important reef biggers that inhabit tropical oceans an secrete calcium carbonate tae form a haurd skelet.

References [ eedit | eedit soorce ]

↑ Hoeksema, Bert (2015). "Octocorallia" . WoRMS . World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 24 Apryle 2015 .
↑ Hoeksema, Bert (2015). "Hexacorallia" . WoRMS . World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 24 Apryle 2015 .

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