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#Atoda, Dr. Kenji and Pandolfi, Dr. John M. “Scleractinia.” AccessScience. McGraw-Hill Education, 2014. Web. 26 Feb. 2014. <ins>http://www.accessscience.com/content/scleractinia/607500</ins> | #Atoda, Dr. Kenji and Pandolfi, Dr. John M. “Scleractinia.” AccessScience. McGraw-Hill Education, 2014. Web. 26 Feb. 2014. <ins>http://www.accessscience.com/content/scleractinia/607500</ins> | ||
#MarineBio Conservation Society. (n.d.). Coral Reefs. Web. <ins>http://marinebio.org/oceans/coral-reefs.asp</ins> | |||
#Stanley, G. D. (1996). Paleobiology and biology of corals. Columbus, OH: Paleontological Society. | |||
Revision as of 15:14, 26 February 2014
Scleractinian/Stony Corals
- Introduction
- Classification
- Kingdom:Animalia
- Phylum: Cnidaria
- Class:Anthozoa
- Stony Corals are also called Hard Corals, they are the 'reef builders' of the coral ecosystem
- Classification
- Evolutionary History
- Characteristics
- Skeleton
- Colony Formation
- Reproduction
- Sexual
- Asexual
- Budding
- Splitting
- Environment
Class Photos from the US/British Virgin Islands in the Caribbean
References
- Atoda, Dr. Kenji and Pandolfi, Dr. John M. “Scleractinia.” AccessScience. McGraw-Hill Education, 2014. Web. 26 Feb. 2014. http://www.accessscience.com/content/scleractinia/607500
- MarineBio Conservation Society. (n.d.). Coral Reefs. Web. http://marinebio.org/oceans/coral-reefs.asp
- Stanley, G. D. (1996). Paleobiology and biology of corals. Columbus, OH: Paleontological Society.