The habitat of deep-water corals, also known as cold-water corals, extends to deeper, darker parts of the oceans than tropical corals, ranging from near...

Coral reefs flourish in ocean waters that provide few nutrients. They are most commonly found at shallow depths in tropical waters, but deep water and...

digestion. However, the term "coral" in coral sand is used loosely in this sense to mean limestone of recent biological origin; corals are not the dominant contributors...

Antipatharians, also known as black corals or thorn corals, are an order of soft deep-water corals. These corals can be recognized by their jet-black or...

Fire corals (Millepora) are a genus of colonial marine organisms that exhibit physical characteristics similar to that of coral. The name coral is somewhat...

high water temperature or toxins. Other corals do not rely on zooxanthellae and can live globally in much deeper water, such as the cold-water genus...

reefs and shallow water environments exhibit a great array of species, there are in fact more species of coral living in deep water than in shallow, and...

pertusa, the only species in the genus Lophelia, is a cold-water coral that grows in the deep waters throughout the North Atlantic ocean, as well as parts...

deep sea, due to the clearly articulated skeletons of the species. Deep water coral species such as this are especially affected by the practice of bottom...

discovered in May 1998. They provide a unique habitat for ancient deep water coral reefs and were found using remote sensing techniques during surveys...

Oculina varicosa, or the ivory bush coral, is a scleractinian deep-water coral primarily found at depths of 70-100m, and ranges from Bermuda and Cape Hatteras...

bears the ship's name. Blake Plateau has the world's largest known deep-water coral reef, comprising a 6.4 million acre reef that stretches from Miami...

grams of carbon per square meter per year based on SeaWiFS data. Deep water corals can be found in the Gulf of Alaska. Primnoa pacifica has contributed...

specimens in deep-water coral-related sediments from southern Italy, until extant individuals were described in 2019 from deep-water coral reefs off the...

of both light-dependent coral and algae, and organisms that can be found in water with low light penetration. Mesophotic coral ecosystems occur at depths...

habitats off the coast of West Africa, where it largely lives among deep-water coral reefs. This species is notable for being described as a fossil well...

source of nutrients for deep sea organisms. The depth of the photic zone depends on the transparency of the water. If the water is very clear, the photic...

The Rost Reef (Norwegian: Røstrevet) is a deep-water coral reef off the coast of the Lofoten islands in Nordland county, Norway. The reef was discovered...

tropical marine meadows (C) Coral reefs Shores: (D) Rocky marine shores (E) Sand, shingle or pebble shores Saline or brackish water: Intertidal: (G) Intertidal...

Recreational diving Southeast Asian coral reefs The Structure and Distribution of Coral Reefs Vidal, John (April 23, 2016). "Huge coral reef discovered at Amazon...

-ˈtoʊl/) is a ring-shaped island, including a coral rim that encircles a lagoon. There may be coral islands or cays on the rim.: 60  Atolls are located...

is primarily found deeper than 80 m (260 ft). It prefers areas with mud and emerging rocks, and has been observed in deep-water coral gardens and sponge...

surrounding water while in the others, the intrinsic light evolved through chemical synthesis. These fish have become surprisingly diverse in the deep ocean...

some cases, and is long-lived on the scale of decades. Like other deep-water corals, little is known about the specific reproductive ecology of P. arborea...

Hawaiian gold coral (Kulamanamana haumeaae) is a rare, extremely long-lived deep-sea coral found on seamounts near Hawaii. It is the only member of the...

particular concern is the slow growing, deep water coral Lophelia pertusa. This species is home to a diverse community of deep sea organisms, but is easily damaged...

oculata, also called zigzag coral, is a stony coral that is found worldwide outside of the polar regions, growing in deep water at depths of 50 to at least...

Coral aquaculture, also known as coral farming or coral gardening, is the cultivation of corals for commercial purposes or coral reef restoration. Aquaculture...

denitrification increased during interglacials while decreasing during glacials. Deep water coral growth in the Maui Nui Complex was enhanced by the high amplitude glacial...

Coral dermatitis is a cutaneous condition caused by injury from the exoskeleton of certain corals.: 430  Skin lesion James, William D.; Berger, Timothy...