Definition
A genus of small red algae that forms crusty, branching structures resembling coral on the ocean floor.
Etymology
From Latin 'corallium' (coral) plus the feminine Latin suffix '-a' used in scientific nomenclature. The genus name was formalized in the 18th century by Carl Linnaeus as he catalogued marine algae that visually mimicked coral structures. The naming reflects early taxonomy's reliance on appearance.
Kelly Says
Corallina algae are literally 'false corals'—they're plants, not animals, yet they build their own skeleton-like structures out of calcium carbonate just like real coral does, showing that evolution can solve the same building problem in completely different ways.
Translations
ARالعربية
كُرَالِيّ
ku-ra-lee
CACatalà
corallina
koh-rah-lee-nah
CSČeština
korálová
koh-ra-lova
DEDeutsch
Korallenartig
kor-a-len-ar-tig
ELΕλληνικά
κοράλλι
koh-ral-lee
ESEspañol
coralina
koh-rah-lee-nah
FISuomi
koralli
kor-al-li
FRFrançais
corallienne
kor-al-yeen
HEעברית
כלי דגים
khe-li dag-im
HIहिन्दी
समुद्री शंख
sa-mu-dri sha-nkh
IDBahasa Indonesia
corallina
koh-rah-lee-nah
ITItaliano
corallina
kor-al-lee-nah
MSBahasa Melayu
koral
kor-al
MYမြန်မာ
ရင်ကျော
yin-kya-u
NLNederlands
corallina
kor-ah-lee-nah
PLPolski
koralowa
koh-ra-lwa
PTPortuguês
coralina
koh-rah-lee-nah
RORomână
coraliană
kor-ah-lee-an-ah
RUРусский
коралловый
kor-ral-ovy
SWKiswahili
korali
koh-rah-lee
TAதமிழ்
வண்ணக்கடல்
van-na-ka-dal
TRTürkçe
koralli
kor-ah-lee
UKУкраїнська
кораловий
kor-a-lo-vyy
VITiếng Việt
corallina
koh-rah-lee-nah
ZUZU
ukorali
u-koh-ra-lee