To properly understand how important coral reefs are in marine ecosystems one must first learn how corals function. To someone who knows very little about coral reefs their first impression is often that they are a plant, this is entirely false as coral falls under the kingdom of animalia. Coral is part of the phylum of cindaria, along with organisms such as jellyfish and sea anemones. The cnidaria phylum itself is rather primitive compared to other phyla, which is pretty evident when you...Read More...
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