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Reef producing coral are called _______.

a. mobile

b. hermatypic

c. limestone polyps

d. all of the above

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The answer is B hermatypic
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Answer: Option B.

Hermatypic.

Step-by-step explanation:

Corals are Marine invertebrates organisms that belong to phylum cnidaria. An example of coral species is coral polyp.

Coral polyp build reef by secreting layers of calcium carbonate below their bodies and they are called hermatypic or hard corals or Stony corals.

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