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Cairns, S. D., Baron-Szabo, R., Budd, A.F., Lathuilière, B., Roniewicz, E., Stolarski, J., and Johnson, K.G. (eds.), 2010. Corallosphere, world wide web site at http://corallosphere.org, last visited on 09 Feb 2012.
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free attachment

Summary

not attached to the substrate; generally used in distinction from 'fixed' (attached) to describe life mode of solitary corals. Free corals sometimes bear attachment scars if their life mode has changed ontogenetically (e.g. Fungia). Can also refer to a skeletal element which appears to be detached from similar or neighbouring structures (e.g. a columellar plate).

Orthography

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This term is a sub-term of attachment.

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This version was contributed by Ken Johnson on 22-Apr-2008 14:35.

Page authors include: Ken Johnson. Please contact the editor if you would like to contribute to the definition of this term.
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