1
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Corallite
A
The cup-shaped calcium skeleton in which a coral polyp sits
2
Q
Septa
A
A series of sharp ridges radiating from the center of a corallite cup
3
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Columella
A
central projections from the floor of a corallite cup
4
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Fringing reef
A
a type of coral reef the forms as a border along the coast
5
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Barrier reef
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a type of coral reef that occurs at a distance from the coast
6
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Atoll
A
A ring of coral reef with steep outer slopes, enclosing a shallow lagoon
7
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image of the coral structure
A
a. tentacles
b. mouth
c. septa
d. columella
e. nematocysts
f. coenosarc
g. gut cavity
h. corallite
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