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Scientific Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Anthozoa
Alcyonaria
Alyconacea
Helioporacea
Zoantharia
Antipatharia
Corallimorpharia
Scleractinia
Zoanthidea
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∙ 13y agoKingdom- animal
Phylum- cnidarian
Class- anthocoa
Order- scleractinia
Family- pectiniidae
Genus- oxypora
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What eats chemosynthetic bacteria near the hydrothermal vents of the coral reef?
members of the scaridae family of fish, carracterised by grinding pharyngeal jaws and a distinctly shaped head, eat algae off the coral on coral reefs, and certain species actually bite the coral and grind it up to consume the plant based algae within the coral, other species scrape the coral off the outside. there are many species of this family within coral reefs, examples include the brightly coloured parrot fish and massive buffalo fish they hav very interesting life cycles, changing from male to female over a life time, and are well worth further reading!
How are humans effecting the coral reef?
they effecting the coral they effecting the coral
Cougar's kingdom phylum class order family genus species?
what is a cougar's kingdom? Phylum class order family genus what is a cougar's kingdom? Phylum class order family genus what is a cougar's kingdom? Phylum class order family genus
What is coral polyps geographically?
coral polyps are soft bodied invertebrate that make up coral
What are the 7 taxonomic categories from largest to smallest?
Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species and Domain
What is a black coral?
A black coral is any of various tropical corals of the family Antipathidae.
What was the name of the man who murdered his family in their coral hills home in coral springs fl?
the man who murder his family name is qvon perkins
What is the difference between Brain Coral and Fire Coral?
From a visual standpoint a brain coral is rounded and looks much like a brain, hence the name. Fire coral can be branching, encrusting or plate forming and are more closely related to jelly fish and anemones than true corals. Fire corals are Phylum: Cnidaria Class: Hydrozoa Order: Anthomedusae Family: Milleporidae Genus: Millepora With 13 + species Brain Corals are Phylum: Cnidaria Class: Anthozoa Order: Scleractinia Sub Order: Faviina Family: Favidae Genra: approx 19 genus and their associated species
What is an astraean?
An astraean is a species of coral of the family Astraeidae.
Is coral a plant or a animal?
Coral is actually an animal. It's an animal belonging to polyp family and have a hard exoskeleton with a soft body.
What is the difference between a coral colony and a coral animal?
Are called "sea anemones" every coral of the order Actiniaria.
What is the scientific name or taxonomic classification of the Mushroom Species the Coral hericium?
The scientific name of the Coral Hericium mushroom species is Hericium coralloides. It belongs to the family Hericiaceae and the order Russulales within the fungal kingdom.
What key phrase describes coral snake?
It's a venomous snake of the family Elapidae.
What snake family is the coral snake in?
The coral snake is from what I have been told, the most poisonous snake in North America. I personally know two individual that have been bit by them and they both spent more than a week in the hospital. If the question is referring to scientific classification, then the coral snake's class is Reptilia.
How does a coral hairstreak protect itself from a predator?
The Coral Hairstreak has large labial palps in order to protect itself. They may be found in Maryland and nectar on Orange Butterflyweeds.
Ocean depth at the coral reef?
Corals grow no deeper than 50 feet with the exception of deep sea coral. They grow here because the zooxanthellae, a type of plankton coral polyps host need sunlight in order to photosynthesize.
What temperature does the water need to be for the coral to live?
33 Celsius in order to have a reef form
