Stamp: Lettuce Coral (Turbinaria cf. reniformis) (Vanuatu 2005)
Lettuce Coral (Turbinaria cf. reniformis) (Vanuatu 2005)
07 September (Vanuatu ) within release Corals goes into circulation Stamp Lettuce Coral (Turbinaria cf. reniformis) face value 35 Vanuatu vatu
| Stamp Lettuce Coral (Turbinaria cf. reniformis) in catalogues | |
|---|---|
| Michel: | Mi:VU 1248 |
Stamp is square format.
Self-adhesive, punched wavy 13 1/4, Issue printed together on Foil Sheet.Also in the issue Corals:
- Stamp - Coral (Stylaster sp.) face value 35;
- Mini Sheet - Corals - MiNo. 1245-56 face value 420;
- Stamp - Green Star Polyp (Pachyclavularia sp.) face value 35;
- Stamp - Tube Coral (Tubastrea sp.) face value 35;
- Stamp - Lettuce Coral (Turbinaria cf. reniformis) face value 35;
- Stamp - Giant Anthelia (Anthelia glauca) face value 35;
- Stamp - Bubble Coral (Plerogyra sinuosa) face value 35;
- Stamp - Somalian Goniopora (Goniopora somaliensis) face value 35;
- Stamp - Scarlet Coral (Balanophyllia sp.) face value 35;
- Stamp - Leather Coral (Minabea aldersladei) face value 35;
- Stamp - Sun Coral (Tubastrea diaphana) face value 35;
- Stamp - Mushroom Leather Coral (Sarcophyton sp.) face value 35;
- Stamp - Black Sun Coral (Tubastrea micrantha) face value 35;
Stamp Lettuce Coral (Turbinaria cf. reniformis) it reflects the thematic directions:
A coral reef is an underwater ecosystem characterized by reef-building corals. Reefs are formed of colonies of coral polyps held together by calcium carbonate. Most coral reefs are built from stony corals, whose polyps cluster in groups.
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Animals are multicellular, eukaryotic organisms of the kingdom Animalia (also called Metazoa). All animals are motile, meaning they can move spontaneously and independently, at some point in their lives. Their body plan eventually becomes fixed as they develop, although some undergo a process of metamorphosis later on in their lives. All animals are heterotrophs: they must ingest other organisms or their products for sustenance.
