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Dipsastraea pallida, the Glossary

Index Dipsastraea pallida

Dipsastraea pallida is a species of colonial stony coral in the family Merulinidae.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 24 relations: Archipelago, Bioerosion, Climate change, Cliona orientalis, Colony (biology), Corallite, Dipsastraea, Family (biology), Gulf of Aden, Indian Ocean, International Union for Conservation of Nature, James Dwight Dana, Least-concern species, Madagascar, Merulinidae, Ocean acidification, Pacific Ocean, Polyp (zoology), Red Sea, Reef aquarium, Scleractinia, Septum (coral), South China Sea, Species.

  2. Corals described in 1846
  3. Merulinidae

Archipelago

An archipelago, sometimes called an island group or island chain, is a chain, cluster, or collection of islands, or sometimes a sea containing a small number of scattered islands.

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Bioerosion

Bioerosion describes the breakdown of hard ocean substrates – and less often terrestrial substrates – by living organisms.

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Climate change

In common usage, climate change describes global warming—the ongoing increase in global average temperature—and its effects on Earth's climate system.

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Cliona orientalis

Cliona orientalis is a species of demosponge in the family Clionaidae.

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Colony (biology)

In biology, a colony is composed of two or more conspecific individuals living in close association with, or connected to, one another.

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Corallite

A corallite is the skeletal cup, formed by an individual stony coral polyp, in which the polyp sits and into which it can retract.

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Dipsastraea

Dipsastraea is a genus of stony corals in the family Merulinidae. Dipsastraea pallida and Dipsastraea are Merulinidae.

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Family (biology)

Family (familia,: familiae) is one of the nine major hierarchical taxonomic ranks in Linnaean taxonomy.

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Gulf of Aden

The Gulf of Aden (خليج عدن; Gacanka Cadmeed) is a deepwater gulf of the Indian Ocean between Yemen to the north, the Arabian Sea to the east, Djibouti to the west, and the Guardafui Channel, Socotra and Somalia to the south.

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Indian Ocean

The Indian Ocean is the third-largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, covering or approx.

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International Union for Conservation of Nature

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is an international organization working in the field of nature conservation and sustainable use of natural resources.

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James Dwight Dana

James Dwight Dana FRS FRSE (February 12, 1813 – April 14, 1895) was an American geologist, mineralogist, volcanologist, and zoologist.

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Least-concern species

A least-concern species is a species that has been categorized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as evaluated as not being a focus of wildlife conservation because the specific species is still plentiful in the wild.

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Madagascar

Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar and the Fourth Republic of Madagascar, is an island country comprising the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller peripheral islands.

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Merulinidae

Merulinidae is a family of reef-building stony corals.

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Ocean acidification

Ocean acidification is the ongoing decrease in the pH of the Earth's ocean.

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Pacific Ocean

The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions.

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Polyp (zoology)

A polyp in zoology is one of two forms found in the phylum Cnidaria, the other being the medusa.

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Red Sea

The Red Sea is a sea inlet of the Indian Ocean, lying between Africa and Asia.

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Reef aquarium

A reef aquarium or reef tank is a marine aquarium that prominently displays live corals and other marine invertebrates as well as fish that play a role in maintaining the tropical coral reef environment.

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Scleractinia

Scleractinia, also called stony corals or hard corals, are marine animals in the phylum Cnidaria that build themselves a hard skeleton.

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Septum (coral)

In corals, a septum (plural septa) is one of the radiating vertical plates lying within the corallite wall.

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South China Sea

The South China Sea is a marginal sea of the Western Pacific Ocean.

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Species

A species (species) is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction.

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See also

Corals described in 1846

Merulinidae

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dipsastraea_pallida

Also known as Favia pallida.