1.By: Eva Oni-Enakhifo

2. Corals are Invertebrates They are in the same family as jelly fish, seaanemones, and hydra They are made of carnivorous animals calledpolyps All kinds of fish live in corals 3. There are two kinds:1. A fringing reef (a reef where coral polyps settle and grow close to the shore2. A barrier reef (if the land sinks or the sea rises, a polyp it makes a barrier reef Smooth coral grows in rougher waters Hard coral grows in calmer waters 4. Corals are classified as Phylum Cnidarians Corals fall into the vertebrate family Although corals do live in the ocean they arenot in the same family as fish 5. Corals evolved into reef building forms overthe last 20-25 million years Coral beads and artifacts were discovered inEgyptian graves dating back as far as 4000 B.C. They are also found in the graves from IronAge and Neolithic sepulchers from 10,000 B.C. 6. The main kind of pollution killing corals ischemical pollution when harmful gases get intothe air it gets in the ocean Littering kills them too so when you litter sometrash companies dump it into the ocean Mud from runoff can smother the coral andthey cant breathe 7. Sharks are the most well known predators ofthe ocean, sea, and the coral reef Sharks that are dangerous to reefs:The sand tiger sharkWhite tip reef sharkGrey tip reef sharkBlack tip sharkSilver tip shark 8. Clown Fish Giant Clam Giant Cone Snail All kinds of Octopi 9. Corals are considered animals Coral require sunlight and thats why they like(warm) and shallow water The Great Barrier Reef off the coast ofQueensland, Australia is so big (apx. 2,000 kilo)that it can be seen from space This is the brain coral that grows1-3 inches ayear 10. The mouth of a coral is surrounded by stingingtentacles This is dynamite fishing which kills coral 11. Barnes, R.D. 1987. Invertebrate Zoology TX:Harcourt Brace Jovanovich College Publishers. Lilli, C.M. and T.R. Parsons. 1995. BiologicalOceanography: An Introduction. Oxford, UK:Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd. Veron, JEN. 2000. Corals of the World. Vol 3.Australia: Australian Institute of MarineSciences and CRR Qld Pty Ltd.