Corals Morphology and Mode of Life

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Columella
A rod like structure which runs through the centre of the coral
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Corallite
The exoskeleton secreted by an individual coral
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Tabulae
Successive layers which extend across the previous serfaces
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Cnidaria
The phylum
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Corallum
The whole structure
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Septa
Radial plates which extend vertically through the coral
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Calice
The cup shaped depression on top of the corallite on which the polyp sat in life
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Dissepiments
Plates that appear between the septa
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Scleractinian
The type of coral that still exists
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Anthrozoa
The class
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Permian Extinction
When did the two extinct corals die out
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Rugose
Which corals have bilateral symmetry
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Calcite and Aragonite
What are modern day corals made up of
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Card 2

Front

Corallite

Back

The exoskeleton secreted by an individual coral

Card 3

Front

Tabulae

Back

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Card 4

Front

Cnidaria

Back

Preview of the front of card 4

Card 5

Front

Corallum

Back

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