### Question
Can you define what coral means?


### Answer
**Coral** is defined as the following in *16 U.S.C. § 6409*:

> species of the phylum Cnidaria, including—


(A) all species of the orders Antipatharia (black corals), Scleractinia (stony corals), Gorgonacea (horny corals), Stolonifera (organpipe corals and others), Alcyanacea (soft corals), and Coenothecalia (blue coral), of the class Anthozoa

#### Citation:
  - *16 U.S.C. § 6409*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 83-CORAL REEF CONSERVATION**

