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NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce
In corals, the genetic individual that results from a single planula. For clonal corals, e.g., Acropora, a genet often includes numerous asexually-produced individuals (ramets).
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Phase of the ebb tidal current at the time of maximum speed; also, the speed at this time.
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The geographic range or extent in which an organism normally lives or grows.
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The rate of change of position over time, calculated by dividing distance by time.
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The current geologic era, which began 66.4 million years ago and continues to the present.
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A columnar, flat-topped coral-algal growth or erosion structure usually found on the upper surfaces of spurs and buttresses.
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A gland in the mantle cavity of mollusks that secretes mucus.
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