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Attachment of the Coral Caryophyllia Smithii S. & B. to Tubes of the Polychaete Ditrupa Arietina (Müller) and other Substrates

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2009

John B. Wilson
Affiliation:
Institute of Oceanographic Sciences, Wormley, Godalming, Surrey

Extract

INTRODUCTION

Little is known about the early growth history of solitary corals in relation to the substrates to which they are attached. An understanding of this relationship between coral and substrate, and of how it may change throughout the life of the coral, is particularly important in studies of the life history and ecology of solitary corals living in sand and other soft sediments. A knowledge of the variety of different substrates to which solitary corals are attached in the wide range of different environments in which they live is also of importance to the palaeontologist when attempting palaeoecological interpretation of transported coral debris.

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Research Article
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 1976

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