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Coral reefs are aragonite structures produced by living organisms.
Coral is the animal, the coral reefs themselves are hard exoskeleton made of calcium carbonate by the coral. 3 major classifications are; Kingdom- Animalia, Phylum- Cnidaria, Class- Anthozoa (meaning flowering animal)
coral reefs are actually animals confused plants by the common human
Preserved coral reefs that have turned into sedimentary rocks are classified as biogenic sedimentary rocks.
A coral is a plant that lives in packs most of the time, you can usually find them in reefs or at the the ocean floor.
coral reefs are formed from mineral.
there is no animal can survive
A zooxanthella is an animal of the genus Symbiodinium, which can be found in coral reefs.
This answer is to clarify the answer that was given: There are three types of coral reefs: fringing reef, barrier reefs and coral Atolls. Sea anemone attaches itself to coral but it is not coral(predatory animal) A sea sponge is a filter feeding animal and a sea fan is soft coral but not a coral reef. sea anemone, sea sponge, sea fan (This is the answer that was given first and it is not correct)
Coral Reefs
no dolphins are not in coral reefs.
no seahorse are not the slowest animal in the world.
There are no coral reefs IN California
The reason they are called Coral Reef is because there are lots of coral in those locations, and they are also called coral reefs or reefs of coral reefs of coral too.