Bowl Coral
Halomitra pileus
Classification
- Class
- Anthozoa
- Order
- Scleractinia
- Family
- Fungiidae
Halomitra pileus est une espèce de coraux appartenant à la famille des Fungiidae.
Halomitra is a genus of stony corals within the family Fungiidae, commonly known as mushroom corals. Unlike many reef-building corals that are fixed and colonial, Halomitra species are typically solitary and free-living, meaning they are not permanently attached to the reef substrate. Instead, they rest on sandy or rubble seabeds and exhibit limited movement.
Halomitra pileus es una especie de coral duro de la familia Fungiidae. Tras la muerte del coral, su esqueleto contribuye a la generación de nuevos arrecifes en la naturaleza, debido a que la acción del CO2 convierte muy lentamente su esqueleto en bicarbonato cálcico, sustancia esta asimilable directamente por las colonias coralinas. Morfología Son colonias grandes y de vida libre, que no están ancladas.
Distribution
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