Coral
Web Resources
Image Left: "Still-Life with Tuft of Marine Plants, Shells and Corals" by Anne Vallayer-Coster (1744–1818). Painting done in 1769. Look for the different kinds or coral in this painting.
Coral Classification
2. Subclass Zoantharia
Coral Classification
- Subclass Octocorallia (or Alcyonaria)
- Order Stolonifera (organ-pipe coral and tree fern coral)
- Order Telestacea (Telesto)
- Order Alcyonacea (soft corals such as leather corals and tree corals)
- Order Coenothecalia (Indo-Pacific blue coral)
- Order Gorgonacea (gorgonian corals including sea fans, red coral, sea whips, and sea feathers)
- Order Pennatulacea (sea pens and sea pansies)
2. Subclass Zoantharia
- Order Zoanthidea (anemonelike anthozoans)
- Order Actiniaria (sea anemones)
- Order Scleractinia or Madreporaria (reef-building corals such as star corals, brain corals, staghorn corals, mushroom corals, and bubble corals)
- Order Rugosa or Tetracoralla (extinct solitary corals)
- Order Corallimorpharia (resemble true corals but lack skeletons)
- Order Ceriantharia (anemonelike anthozoans)Order Antipatharia (black corals)
Web Resources
Introduction to the Soft Corals
Coral Anatomy
ReefEd - Soft Corals
Characteristics of Soft Corals
National Geographic - Coral Reefs
Coral Reef Alliance
ARKive - Coral Reef Conservation
Enchanted Learning - Coral
Sea World - Corals & Coral Reef Index
Sea World - Corals & Coral Reefs
Leather Coral Species
Introduction to the Soft Corals
Coral Anatomy
ReefEd - Soft Corals
Characteristics of Soft Corals
National Geographic - Coral Reefs
Coral Reef Alliance
ARKive - Coral Reef Conservation
Enchanted Learning - Coral
Sea World - Corals & Coral Reef Index
Sea World - Corals & Coral Reefs
Leather Coral Species
coral_powerpoint_slides_2.pdf |
Projects, Activities & Video Tutorials
Coral Reef Diorama
Coral Print Outs - print out and color; create a collage with these printouts
Jonathan Bird's Blue World - Coral Reef pdf Download
Coral Reef Diorama
Coral Print Outs - print out and color; create a collage with these printouts
Jonathan Bird's Blue World - Coral Reef pdf Download
jonathan_birds_blue_world_-_coral_reefs_study_guide.pdf |
soft_coral_care_sheet_2.pdf |
Jonathan Bird's Blue World - Great Barrier Reef pdf Download (for use with You Tube Video below with same title)
The Blank Journal Template Download (below)
Use the below template to guide your journaling experience about a specific coral species. You can use the above Coral Classification links to help you locate a specific coral species to journal about.
Use the below template to guide your journaling experience about a specific coral species. You can use the above Coral Classification links to help you locate a specific coral species to journal about.
blank_journal_page_template.docx |
Informative Videos
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