珊瑚动物

Gilly Llewellyn from the conservation organization WWF says pollution and oil and gas drilling are among many threats that could damage the Coral Sea's ecosystem.

环境保护组织世界野生动物基金称环境污染及石油天然气的钻取是破坏珊瑚海生态系统的其中的威胁因素。

Gilly Llewellyn, from the conservation organization WWF, says pollution and oil and gas drilling are among many threats that could damage the Coral Sea's ecosystem.

来自全球野生动物保护基金会的Gilly Llewellyn说，包括污染，石油和天然气开采在内的许多行为都威胁到了珊瑚海的生态系统，并有可能对其造成严重破坏。

Gilly, from the conservation organization WWF, says pollution and oil and gas drilling are among many threats that could damage the Sea's ecosystem.

世界自然基金会野生动物保护组织的Gilly Llewellyn表示，污染及石油天然气的开钻这类威胁都可能会破坏珊瑚海生态系统。

Sea fans, also known as gorgonians, catch plankton in their polyps, which microscopic zooxanthellae then turn into gorgonian food.

海扇，也被称为可怕的，捉浮游生物在其珊瑚，其中微观动物黄藻，然后转入海扇食物。

More than 90% of Permian genera of sponges, corals and brachiopods vanished in the extinction.

二叠纪海绵、珊瑚和腕足动物三个属多于90%的物种在大灭绝事件中消失了。

Caption 1519 A closeup of the polyps of organ pipe coral the living animals feed with stinging polyps .

19管珊瑚的珊瑚虫特写；活的动物以这些有刺的珊瑚虫为食。

Any of various invertebrate animals resembling a plant such as a sea anemone or coral or sponge.

各种象植物的无脊椎动物，比如海葵、珊瑚或海绵。

Most of the corals are sessile animals that do not move from one location to another.

珊瑚是固着的动物，不能移动。

To cite a few examples: the acrylic window at the Ocean Voyager exhibit is the largest window on the North American continent; a living coral reef now flourishes in downtown Atlanta in the Aquarium's Tropical Diver Gallery; the Education Loop is a major acknowledgement of the importance of education in public aquariums; the Correll Center for Aquatic Animal Health is a great example of public philanthropy and a partnership with a research university.

举几个例子：在 Ocean Voyager 展览中使用的压克力窗口，就是北美大陆上最大的窗口；活珊瑚礁现在就茁壮生长在位于市中心的亚特兰大水族馆的热带潜水长廊；这种在公众水族馆间的环式教育是很重要且值得提倡和感激的；为研究水产动物的健康而建立的珊瑚中心，就是一个公共慈善事业与研究型大学（ Georgia 大学）伙伴关系的见证。

Similar to all corals, sea fans, such as this one in the Turks and Caicos Islands, are made up of tiny animals called polyps.

所有类似的珊瑚，海扇，像这样一个在特克斯和凯科斯群岛，是由微小的动物称为息肉。

The split between the two groups can hardly be papered over.

这两个团体间的分歧难以掩饰。

This approach not only encourages a greater number of responses, but minimizes the likelihood of stale groupthink.

这种做法不仅鼓励了更多的反应，而且减少跟风的可能性。