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Definition of Stony coral
1. Noun. Corals having calcareous skeletons aggregations of which form reefs and islands.
Generic synonyms: Coral
Group relationships: Madreporaria, Order Madreporaria
Specialized synonyms: Brain Coral, Stag's-horn Coral, Staghorn Coral, Mushroom Coral
Lexicographical Neighbors of Stony Coral
Literary usage of Stony coral
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Florida Assessment of Coastal Trends (1997)by Gilbert T. Bergquist by Gilbert T. Bergquist (1999)
"stony coral have a skeleton composed of calcium carbonate crystals. Octocoral species
are a subclass of anthozoans that include common marine forms such as ..."
2. Chambers's Information for the People: A Popular Encyclopaedia by William Chambers, Robert Chambers (1853)
"... by which the particles of carbonate of lime are glued together; and when a
sufficiently fresh specimen of a stony coral is submitted to the action of an ..."
3. The Voyage of Sabra: An Ecological Cruise Through the Caribbean, with Extras by Michael L. Frankel (1990)
"The hard or stony type of coral is closely related to anemones and "soft" corals,
such as sea fans. The outer layer of a stony coral ..."
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