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coralline

[ kawr-uh-lin, -lahyn, kor- ]

adjective

  1. composed of coral or having the structure of coral:

    coralline limestone.

  2. coral-colored; reddish-yellow; light yellowish-red; pinkish-yellow.


noun

  1. any red algae impregnated with lime.
  2. any of various corallike animals or calcareous algae.

coralline

/ 藞办蓲谤蓹藢濒补瑟苍 /

adjective

  1. Alsocoralloid of, relating to, or resembling coral
  2. of the colour of coral
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. any of various red algae impregnated with calcium carbonate, esp any of the genus Corallina
  2. any of various animals that resemble coral, such as certain sponges
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of coralline1

First recorded in 1535鈥45, coralline is from the Late Latin word 肠辞谤补濒濒墨苍耻蝉 coral red. See coral, -ine 1
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of coralline1

C16: from Late Latin 肠辞谤补濒濒墨苍耻蝉 coral red, from Latin 肠辞谤腻濒濒颈耻尘 coral
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They found that the disease not only reduces susceptible coral populations but also diminishes crustose coralline algae, the resilient pink crust that is crucial for building reef structure.

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Some scientists mistake them for coralline algae, which also form crusts on reefs but help promote growth of the living structures.

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Whereas coralline algae form thin, hard crusts that are pink or whitish, peyssonnelid algae make thicker, brown or dark red crusts that are often a little squishy above a hard base.

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They include small size, which may reduce physiological requirements, and their ability to feed on a variety of food sources, despite preferring a diet of coralline algae.

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"My colleagues and I have been studying modern and fossil coralline red algae and related carbonate deposits for 15 years," says Yasufumi Iryu, a professor at Tohoku University's Department of Earth Sciences within the Graduate School of Science.

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