Staghorn Corals on Guam - Guampedia
Corals and their relatives. When people think of corals, usually the first thing they picture is not an actual coral, but a coral reef: large calcium carbonate (limestone) structures, filled with colorful plants and animals. Corals themselves are only one part of coral reefs (albeit a very important one) and while they secrete the material that makes up the reefs (calcium carbonate), they are, in fact, animals. Corals are relatives of jellyfish and anemones. While at first glance they may look nothing like their relatives, if you take a closer look you start to see some similarities.
Guam's Coral Reefs — Guam Coral Reef Initiative
Guam's Coral Reefs — Guam Coral Reef Initiative
Staghorn coral on pristine Fijian coral reef, Acropora palifera, Wakaya Island, Lomaiviti Archipelago
Assessing and genotyping threatened staghorn coral Acropora cervicornis nurseries during restoration in southeast Dominican Republic [PeerJ]
Staghorn coral - Wikipedia
Staghorn Corals on Guam - Guampedia
Resources — Guam Coral Reef Initiative
Staghorn Corals on Guam - Guampedia
Staghorn Corals on Guam - Guampedia