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Indian Journal of Pure & Applied Biosciences (IJPAB)
Year : 2016 , Volume 4, Issue 1
Page No. : 166-167
Article doi: : http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.2181

Coral Reefs: A Review on its Environmental and Biomedical Prospects with Conservation Efforts

Subha Ganguly^*

Associate Professor, Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Arawali Veterinary College (Affiliated with Rajasthan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Bikaner), N.H. – 52 Jaipur Road, V.P.O. Bajor, Dist. Sikar, Pin – 332001, Rajasthan, India
*Corresponding Author E-mail: ganguly38@gmail.com
Received: 19.12.2015 | Revised: 28.12.2015 | Accepted: 10.01.2016

ABSTRACT

Corals are marine animals grouped under the class Anthozoa of phylum Cnidaria which form
colonies resembling polyps of different shapes; however some of them may be identical. They are
mainly predominant in the deep sea and ocean beds and secrete calcium carbonate forming hard
calcareous structures to form exoskeleton.
Keywords: Coral, Conservation, Environment

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Cite this article:

Ganguly, S., Coral Reefs: A Review on its Environmental and Biomedical Prospects with Conservation Efforts, Int. J. Pure App. Biosci. 4(1): 166-167 (2016). doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.2181

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