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  • noun marine biology An anthozoan of the subclass Alcyonaria, having eight-branched tentacles and eight septa

Etymologies

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octo- +‎ coral

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Examples

  • The monument's vulnerable floral and faunal communities live in a fragile, interdependent relationship and include habitats essential for sustaining the tropical marine ecosystem: coral reefs, sea grass beds, octocoral hardbottom, sand communities, algal plains, shelf edge, and oceanic habitats.

    Proclamation On Buck Island Reef National Monument Clinton, Bill, 1946- 2001

  • As they mature over months or years, they move offshore and take up residence in the deeper coral reefs, octocoral hardbottom, and algal plains.

    Proclamation On Buck Island Reef National Monument Clinton, Bill, 1946- 2001

  • The fishery habitats, deeper coral reefs, octocoral hardbottom, and algal plains of the monument are all objects of scientific interest and essential to the long-term sustenance of the tropical marine ecosystem.

    Proclamation On The Virgin Islands Coral Reef Clinton, Bill, 1946- 2001

  • The biological communities of the monument live in a fragile, interdependent relationship and include habitats essential for sustaining and enhancing the tropical marine ecosystem: mangroves, sea grass beds, coral reefs, octocoral hardbottom, sand communities, shallow mud and fine sediment habitat, and algal plains.

    Proclamation On The Virgin Islands Coral Reef Clinton, Bill, 1946- 2001

  • As they mature, they move offshore and take up residence in the deeper coral patch reefs, octocoral hardbottom, and algal plains of the submerged monument lands to the south and north of St. John.

    Proclamation On The Virgin Islands Coral Reef Clinton, Bill, 1946- 2001

  • Take octocorals. These soft-bodied organisms are found in both shallow water and the deep ocean, and produce an enzyme called luciferase to break down a chemical to make light.

    First glowing animals lit up the oceans half a billion years ago Freda Kreier 2024

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