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Scleractinia (Stony Corals) is an order of cnidarians. There are 3653 species of Stony Corals, in 780 genera and 125 families. It includes groups like Fungiacyathidae, Acrosmiliidae, and Caryophylliid Corals. Dead Stony Corals form shallow marine sediments. They have asexual reproduction and sexual reproduction.

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  • URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0019954
  • Definition: Capable of the biological process in which new individuals are produced by either a single cell or a group of cells, in the absence of any sexual process.
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  • URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0019953
  • Definition: Capable of creating a new organism by combining the genetic material of two gametes, which may come from two parent organisms or from a single organism, in the case of self-fertilizing hermaphrodites.
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Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of stony corals. View this species on GBIF
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Stony Coral Habitats

The environments in which many stony corals species are known to live. Select an environment to see its stony corals species checklist.