Scleractinian corals may be solitary or colonial. Colonies can reach considerable size, consisting of a large number of individual polyps.
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Scleractinians fall into one of two main categories:
• Reef-forming or hermatypic corals, which mostly contain zooxanthellae;
• Non-reef-forming or … ਹੋਰ ਦੇਖੋ

There is little evidence on which to base a hypothesis about the origin of the scleractinians; plenty is known about modern species but very little about fossil specimens, which … ਹੋਰ ਦੇਖੋ

All Scleractinian corals (excluding fossils) are listed under Appendix II of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) … ਹੋਰ ਦੇਖੋ

Stony corals occur in all the world's oceans. There are two main ecological groups. Hermatypic corals are mostly colonial corals which … ਹੋਰ ਦੇਖੋ

Stony corals have a great range of reproductive strategies and can reproduce both sexually and asexually. Many species have separate sexes, the whole colony being either male … ਹੋਰ ਦੇਖੋ

The taxonomy of Scleractinia is particularly challenging. Many species were described before the advent of scuba diving, with little realisation by the authors that coral … ਹੋਰ ਦੇਖੋ