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Coral, The Reef & Marine Aquarium Magazine. ISSN 1556-5769 Coral Magazine
Book of Coral Propagation by Anthony Calfo. ISBN 0-9802365-0-9
Coral Reefs of the World by Susan Wells
Corals of the World: Biology and Field Guide by Surrey Redhill
Marine Biology, An Ecological Approach, 6th edition, Nybakken, J.W. 2004. ISBN 0-
8053-4582-5
Indo-Pacific Coral Reef Field Guide by Allen, G.R & R. Steene. 1994. ISBN 981-00-
5687-7
Coral Reef Animals of the Indo-Pacific, Animals Life from Africa to Hawai�i
(invertebrates) by Gosliner, T., D. Behrens & G. Williams. 1996. ISBN 0-930118-21-9
Tropical Pacific Invertebrates by Colin, P.L. & C. Arneson. 1995. ISBN 0-9645625-0-
2
Corals of Australia and the Indo-Pacific by Veron, J.E.N. 1993. ISBN 0-8248-1504-1
The Evolution of Reef Communities by Fagerstrom, J.A. 1987. ISBN 0-471-81528-4
A Reef Comes to Life. Creating an Undersea Exhibit by Segaloff, Nat, and Paul
Erickson. 1991. ISBN 0-531-10994-1
SeaWorld � Coral reef bibliographyCoralii sunt animale nevertebrate marine din
clasa Anthozoa, �ncrengatura Cnidaria. �n mod tipic ei vie?uiesc �n colonii
compacte formate dintr-o mul?ime de polipi. Polipii sunt uni?i �ntre ei prin canale
calcaroase. Dupa moartea lor, pe vechiul schelet calcaros se adauga altul. A?a se
formeaza recifele de corali. Orificiul buco-anal al fiecarui individ este
�nconjurat de 8 tentacule.
Scheletul calcaros al coralilor, numit �n rom�na margean, are o culoare cel mai
frecvent ro?ie sau alba. El este folosit de oameni, �n special pentru a ob?ine din
el obiecte de arta ?i de podoaba.