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REEF MADNESS
WHAT ARE CORALS
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The tentacles have stinging cells, called
nematocysts
Corals are related to sea anemones, and they all share the same simple structure, the polyp
HARD CORALS
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Hard corals are hermatypes, or reef-building corals
SOFT CORALS
There corals do not have stony skeletons, but instrad grow wood-like cores for support and fleshy rinds for protection
They are referred to as ahermatypes, or non-reef building corals, and they do not always have zooxanthellae
Soft corals, such as sea fingers and sea whips, are soft and bendable and often resemble plants or trees
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HOW CORALS REPRODUCE
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Sexual Reproduction
▪ Sexual Reproduction is a chance for mixing of genetic material and the creation of completely new colonies
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