CSM - Tropical coral - Coral reefs - Taxonomic, corals biology

News : Ocean acidification upsets the acid-base balance of corals

Coral reefs: presentation and distribution
Taxonomy and biology of corals
	Taxonomic position of the Cnidaria
	The Anthozoa class
		The sub-class Octocorallia
		The sub-class Hexacorallia
	Anatomy of Scleractinia
		The polyp
		The skeleton The cœnosarc
	The nutrition
		Cnidocyte: stinging cell
		Mucus: adaptive characteristics of a benthic organism
	Symbiosis between Scleractinia and dinoflagellates
		Symbiosis definition Symbiosis in Scleractinia
			Taxonomy and characteristics of the symbiont Symbiotic association and calcification Bleaching phenomenon


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