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black coral [¦blak ′kär·əl] (invertebrate zoology) The common name for antipatharian cnidarians having black, horny axial skeletons. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Besides the stony corals, three other major groups of corals include species that thrive in cold water: true soft corals (Octocorallia), calcifying lace corals (Hydrozoa), and black corals (Antipatharia). Rarely seen black coral live within the waters of these extraordinary dive sights. Five-star diving and snorkeling are right there at the New Guinea Reef, where finding sea horses is the norm rather than the exception, and there are three types of black coral in six different colors. |
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