Hard Corals

© Johan Boshoff

Igama Lomndeni

Ama-Hard corals

Igama Lesayensi

Scleractinia

Ubukhulu

Ikhula ize ifinyelele kuma-square metre ambalwa.

Isakhiwo

Isimo, ubukhulu nombala ihlukahlukene kulezi nhlanzi. Ezinye zibushelelezi, ngalezi zikhathi ezinye zinemiphetho ikhanda lonke. Imibala ihlukahlukene isukela kowolintshi, obomvu, ophuzi, oluhlaza satshani, obukhwebezane, ompunga nonsundu.

Olunye Ulwazi

I-Scleractinia ingena ngaphansi komndeni weHexacorallia, ofaka ama- anemone, i-zooanthids nama-corals amnyama. Ama-corals ayimindeni yezixuku ezakha izinhlaka zamathambo. Zixhumana ngenyama enemisipha ehlala amabibi asemanzini, enemibala eyakha uhlaka lwamathambo. Zizala ngokulumbana.

Idla Nhloboni

Zidla izilwanyana zasolwandle.

Zitholakala Kuphi

Kwenzeka kuwona wonke amazinga ezilwandle nomhlaba.

Ezaziwayo kulo luhlobo

Cluster finger coral - Acropora digitifera
Mushroom coral - Fungia scutaria
False brain coral - Symphyllia sp.