Coral reefs are one of the most diverse ecosystems on the planet. What are the abiotic and biotic interactions that structure this diverse ecosystem? Corals are members of the phylum Cnidaria ...

A coral is an animal, in the phylum Cnidaria (as in, related to jellyfish). It has a symbiotic relationship with a microscopic algae called zooxanthellae. The algae gets energy from the sun and ...

but the coral skeletons - like trees - contain potentially long term records of climate. Aa Aa Aa Corals reefs are communities of organisms in which corals (members of the phylum Cnidaria ...

There are over 9,000 species in the phylum Cnidaria, which includes jellyfish ... "We can also now grow coral cells and use them in experiments that will help improve our understanding of their ...

Our discovery that coral larvae can detect and respond to sound is the first description of an auditory response in the invertebrate phylum Cnidaria, which includes jellyfish, anemones, and hydroids ...

Corals are marine invertebrates that belong to the phylum Cnidaria, which also includes anemones, jellyfish, sea pens and hydra. There are some species of coral that contain nematocysts, a type of ...

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Posing a threat to other marine species and fishing operations, the jellyfish population is on the rise along the Kovalam beach. Popularly known as ‘neelachori ...