coral
Defined in 3 places across 2 titles of the United States Code.
The term "coral" means species of the phylum Cnidaria, including—
(A) all species of the orders Antipatharia (black corals), Scleractinia (stony corals), Alcyonacea (soft corals), Gorgonacea (horny corals), Stolonifera (organpipe corals and others), and Coenothecalia (blue coral), of the class Anthoza; 1 and
(B) all species of the order Hydrocorallina (fire corals and hydrocorals) of the class Hydrozoa.
Source
- 2018–present22 U.S.C. § 2431AForeign Relations and Intercourse · Definitions · as used in this subchapter
The term "coral" means species of the phylum Cnidaria, including—
(A) all species of the orders Antipatharia (black corals), Scleractinia (stony corals), Alcyonacea (soft corals, organ pipe corals, gorgonians), and Helioporacea (blue coral), of the class Anthozoa; and
(B) all species of the order Anthoathecata (fire corals and other hydrocorals) of the class Hydrozoa.
Source
- 2022–present16 U.S.C. § 6415Conservation · Definitions · in this chapter
The terms “conservation”, “coral”, “coral reef”, “coral reef ecosystem”, “covered reef manager”, “covered State”, “Federal reef manager”, “National Coral Reef Resilience Strategy”, “restoration”, “resilience”, and “State” have the meanings given those terms in section 6415 of this title, as added by this division.
Source
- 2022–present16 U.S.C. § 6456Conservation · Definitions · in this subchapter