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azooxanthellates
The stony corals, mostly living in deep water, which do not live in symbiotic association with algae.

They are entirely dependent on capturing particles, living or detrital, from the water.

Literally: without zooxanthellae as defined in this unit.

This entry is located in the following unit: Ocean and Deep Sea Terms (page 1)