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Hexacorallia-Anthozoa-Coral

Hexacorallia is a subclass of Anthozoa comprising approximately 4,300 species of aquatic organisms formed of colonial polyps generally with 6-fold symmetry. This includes all of the stony corals, which are vital for coral reef formation, as well as all sea anemones, tube anemones, and zoanthids, ranged within six extant orders. The hexacorallia are distinguished from the other subclass of Anthozoa, Octocorallia, in having six or fewer axes of symmetry in their body structure and only single rows of tentacles. These organisms are formed of individual soft polyps which in some species live in colonies and can secrete a calcite skeleton. As with all Cnidarians, these organisms have a complex life cycle including a motile planktonic phase and a later characteristic sessile phase. Hexacorallia also include the significant extinct orders of the rugose corals and tabulate corals.

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Hexacorallia-Anthozoa-Coral

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Hexacorallia is a subclass of Anthozoa comprising approximately 4,300 species of aquatic organisms formed of colonial polyps generally with 6-fold symmetry. This includes all of the stony corals, which are vital for coral reef formation, as well as all sea anemones, tube anemones, and zoanthids, ranged within six extant orders. The hexacorallia are distinguished from the other subclass of Anthozoa, Octocorallia, in having six or fewer axes of symmetry in their body structure and only single rows of tentacles. These organisms are formed of individual soft polyps which in some species live in colonies and can secrete a calcite skeleton. As with all Cnidarians, these organisms have a complex life cycle including a motile planktonic phase and a later characteristic sessile phase. Hexacorallia also include the significant extinct orders of the rugose corals and tabulate corals

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1694 x 2932 px | 14.2 MB

Tamaño impresión:

14.3 x 24.8 cm | 5.6 x 9.8 in (300 dpi)

Palabras clave:

ACUÁTICO • ALEMANIA • ANTOZOARIOS • CORAL • FLOTA • MAR • MARINA • MARINE • OCEANO • OCEANOGRAFIA • ORGANISMO • PÓLIPOS • SEA • ZOOLOGIA