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Preferred term

corals

Definition

[Henderson's] n.plu. colonial cnidarians composed of individual polyps connected by living tissue. Some forms secrete a stony matrix binding the colony together and some build extensive reefs. see soft corals, stony corals.

Broader concept

animals

Note

[controlled by ] Mark Frenzel, 22 May 2013

Scope note

US LTER controlled vocabulary

Creator

herbert.schentz@umweltbundesamt.at

URI

http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/20612

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Created 3/31/16, last modified 1/13/23

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