Preferred term
corals
Is replaced by
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
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/USLterCV_128
