| 21. | These patches of pink " paint " are actually living algae : crustose coralline red algae.
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| 22. | Algal ridges are carbonate frameworks constructed mainly by nongeniculate coralline algae ( after Adey 1978 ).
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| 23. | It is also the name of a Oxfordian Coralline Oolite Formation of North Yorkshire, England.
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| 24. | The relationship between the limpet and this coralline alga could be considered a form of mutualism.
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| 25. | Both the coralline alga and the seaweeds are grazed by the pear limpet and other herbivores.
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| 26. | There was an initial period of relatively slow growth while the starfish were feeding on coralline algae.
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| 27. | These skeletons persist, together with the mass of coralline algae that is essential for reef integrity.
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| 28. | Algae, including beneficial types such as coralline algae, were viewed negatively and were generally removed.
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| 29. | Coralline algae are especially important in reef construction, as they lay down calcium carbonate as calcite.
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| 30. | Coralline rock also functions as building stones, with the best examples being in Vienna, Austria.
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