Hard corals

GPTKB entity

Statements (31)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Animalia
gptkb:lake
gptkbp:class gptkb:Anthozoa
gptkbp:commonName Stony corals
gptkbp:conservationStatus Many species threatened
gptkbp:distribution Worldwide in warm seas
gptkbp:feedingType Suspension feeder
Planktivore
gptkbp:fossil Since Middle Triassic
gptkbp:habitat Tropical oceans
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hard corals
gptkbp:importantFor Tourism
Biodiversity hotspot
Coastal protection
gptkbp:numberOfSpecies ~1500
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Cnidaria
gptkbp:reproduction Asexual
Sexual
gptkbp:role Reef builder
gptkbp:scientificName gptkb:Scleractinia
gptkbp:skeletonType Calcium carbonate
gptkbp:subclassOf gptkb:Hexacorallia
gptkbp:symbiosisWith gptkb:Zooxanthellae
gptkbp:taxonRank gptkb:state_order
gptkbp:threats Climate change
Overfishing
Pollution
Ocean acidification
Coral bleaching
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Marine_Aquarium
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7