Matumbawe
Mandhari
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Matumbawe ni wanyama wadogo wa faila Cnidaria ya wanyama-upupu.
Kila mnyama ana umbo la mfuko mwenye urefu wa milimita au sentimita chache; uwazi upande mmoja ni mdomo na pia mkundu unaoviringishwa na minyiri.
Kuna aina nyingi na tofauti za matumbawe lakini kwa jumla hawatembei bali hukaa pamoja chini ya maji ya bahari mahali pamoja. Spishi nyingi za matumbawe hujijengea kiunzi nje wakitumia chokaa kinachopatikana katika maji ya bahari na kujenga ama msingi wa kukaa imara au chumba kidogo cha kujikinga. Wakati tumbawe anakufa wengine huendelea kijenga juu ya viunzi nje vitupu vya watangulizi vyao. Kwa njia mwamba tumbawe unaanza kukua; visiwa vingi vya bahari tropiki vimefanywa na mwamba tumbawe.
Other websites
[hariri | hariri chanzo]- Coral Reefs and Hard Grounds information Archived 1 Februari 2010 at the Wayback Machine. from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Fish and Wildlife Research Institute Archived 4 Oktoba 2006 at the Wayback Machine.
- Coral Reefs of the Tropics Archived 19 Februari 2011 at the Wayback Machine.: facts, photos and movies from The Nature Conservancy
- Australian Coral Records Research Group Archived 28 Machi 2011 at the Wayback Machine.