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Definition of Hermatypic
1. Adjective. (marine biology) Of a coral that is a species that builds coral reefs ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Hermatypic
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hermatypic
Literary usage of Hermatypic
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Global Environmental Risk by Jeanne X. Kasperson, Roger E. Kasperson (2001)
"The hermatypic or "hard corals" (called reef,building species) and certain ...
The polyps of hermatypic corals contain symbiotic algae (zooxanthellae) that ..."
2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"In the hermatypic colonial coral Pocillopora damicornis (Linnaeus) (Recent:
Pacific), fasciculi cover both the basal and mural surfaces of the cup-shaped ..."
3. Oil Spill Dispersants: Efficacy And Effects by National Research Council (U. S.) (2005)
"Dodge, RE., SC Wyers, HR Frith, AH Knap, SR. Smith and TD Sleeter. 1984. Effects of
oil and oil dispersants on the skeletal growth of the hermatypic coral ..."
4. Adventure Guide Honduras & the Bay Islands by Maria Fiallos (2006)
"... from cementation processes and the skeletal construction of hermatypic corals,
calcareous algae, and other calcium carbonate-secreting organisms. ..."
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