Bubble Coral
Plerogyra sinuosa
Classification
- Class
- Anthozoa
- Order
- Scleractinia
- Family
- Plerogyridae
Le corail bulles (Plerogyra sinuosa) est une espèce de coraux durs de la famille des Caryophylliidae. Distribution Cette espèce se rencontre dans l'océan Indien et l'océan Pacifique.
Plerogyra sinuosa is a coral species of the phylum Cnidaria. It is commonly called "bubble coral" due to its bubbly appearance. The "bubbles" are grape-sized which increase their surface area according to the amount of light available: they are larger during the day, but smaller during the night, when tentacles reach out to capture food.
Plerogyra sinuosa es una especie de coral de la familia Scleractinia incertae sedis, clase Anthozoa. Es un coral hermatípico, que secreta carbonato cálcico para formar un esqueleto de aragonita, contribuyendo al crecimiento o la formación de arrecifes. Es una especie común y ampliamente distribuida en aguas tropicales del océano Indo-Pacífico.
Distribution
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