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Corallinite :: Corallinite (n.) A fossil coralline.

Unifacial :: Unifacial (a.) Having but one front surface; as, some foliaceous corals are unifacial, the polyp mouths being confined to one surface..

Polypite :: Polypite (n.) One of the feeding zooids, or polyps, of a coral, hydroid, or siphonophore; a hydranth. See Illust. of Campanularian..

Epitheca :: Epitheca (n.) A continuous and, usually, structureless layer which covers more or less of the exterior of many corals..

Corallaceous :: Corallaceous (a.) Like coral, or partaking of its qualities..

Aurin :: Aurin (n.) A red coloring matter derived from phenol; -- called also, in commerce, yellow corallin..

Madreporaria :: Madreporaria (n. pl.) An extensive division of Anthozoa, including most of the species that produce stony corals. See Illust. of Anthozoa..

Meandrina :: Meandrina (n.) A genus of corals with meandering grooves and ridges, including the brain corals..

Madreporite :: Madreporite (n.) A fossil coral.

Coral Fish :: Coral fish () Any bright-colored fish of the genera Chaetodon, Pomacentrus, Apogon, and related genera, which live among reef corals..

Exotheca :: Exotheca (n.) The tissue which fills the interspaces between the costae of many madreporarian corals, usually consisting of small transverse or oblique septa..

Sclerobase :: Sclerobase (n.) The calcareous or hornlike coral forming the central stem or axis of most compound alcyonarians; -- called also foot secretion. See Illust. under Gorgoniacea, and Coenenchyma..

Adnate :: Adnate (a.) Growing with one side adherent to a stem; -- a term applied to the lateral zooids of corals and other compound animals.

Pennatulacea :: Pennatulacea (n. pl.) A division of alcyonoid corals, including the seapens and related kinds. They are able to move about by means of the hollow muscular peduncle, which also serves to support them upright in the mud. See Pennatula, and Illust. under Alcyonaria..

Millepora :: Millepora (n.) A genus of Hydrocorallia, which includes the millipores..

Costa :: Costa (n.) One of the riblike longitudinal ridges on the exterior of many corals.

Sea Mat :: Sea mat () Any bryozoan of the genus Flustra or allied genera which form frondlike corals.

Coralloidal :: Coralloidal (a.) resembling coral; coralloid.

Sea Ginger :: Sea ginger () A hydroid coral of the genus Millepora, especially M. alcicornis, of the West Indies and Florida. So called because it stings the tongue like ginger. See Illust. under Millepore..

Sea Scurf :: Sea scurf () Any bryozoan which forms rounded or irregular patches of coral on stones, seaweeds, etc..

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