MESOPHOTIC CORALS।।

A Mesophotic coral reef (meso meaning middle and photic meaning light) is characterized by the presence of both light dependent coral and algae, and organisms that can be found in water with low light penetration

Coral Reefs

◆Coral reefs are large underwater structures composed of the skeletons of colonial marine invertebrates called coral

◆corals have a symbiotic relationship with an algae called the zooxanthellae

◆Known as the rainforests of the sea" for their biodiversity,

◆FAVOURABLE CONDITIONS FOR FORMATION OF CORAL REEF:

 

1.Warm tropical oceans with minimum temperature of 20 degree (30 degree north and 25 degree south latitudes) 

2.Oceanic water free of sedimentation; 

3.Transparent parts of ocean bodies;  

4.Relatively low salinity ocean bodies 

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