The hard, often massive rock-like structures of stony corals are actually exoskeletons comprised of [calcium carbonate]. The architects of these conspicuous skeletons are colonies of individual Anthozoans. Of the two major life stages (or 'forms') found among the Cnidaria, corals and other Anthozoans only occur in the [polyp] stage.

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The hard, often massive rock-like structures of stony corals are actually exoskeletons comprised of [calcium carbonate]. The architects of these conspicuous skeletons are colonies of individual Anthozoans. Of the two major life stages (or 'forms') found among the Cnidaria, corals and other Anthozoans only occur in the [polyp] stage.

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Anthozoa is a class of marine invertebrates which includes variety of animals like stony corals, sea anemone, soft corals etc. Corals generally form compact hard colonies of many identical individual polyp.

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