Coral

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Coral
Coral reefs1 h.jpg
Coral reef in Hawaii (NOAA)
Scientific classification
Kingdom Information
Domain Eukaryota
Kingdom Animalia
Subkingdom Radiata
Phylum Information
Phylum Cnidaria
Class Information
Class Anthozoa
Population statistics

Coral is a rocklike deposit consisting of the calcareous skeletons secreted by various anthozoans. Coral deposits often accumulate to form reefs or islands in warm seas.[1]

  1. http://education.yahoo.com/reference/dictionary/entry/coral