Corals Morphology and Mode of Life 0.0 / 5 ? GeologyCoralsA2/A-levelAll boards Created by: alexdabro2000Created on: 17-04-18 17:28 Columella A rod like structure which runs through the centre of the coral 1 of 13 Corallite The exoskeleton secreted by an individual coral 2 of 13 Tabulae Successive layers which extend across the previous serfaces 3 of 13 Cnidaria The phylum 4 of 13 Corallum The whole structure 5 of 13 Septa Radial plates which extend vertically through the coral 6 of 13 Calice The cup shaped depression on top of the corallite on which the polyp sat in life 7 of 13 Dissepiments Plates that appear between the septa 8 of 13 Scleractinian The type of coral that still exists 9 of 13 Anthrozoa The class 10 of 13 Permian Extinction When did the two extinct corals die out 11 of 13 Rugose Which corals have bilateral symmetry 12 of 13 Calcite and Aragonite What are modern day corals made up of 13 of 13
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