( ( Numerous species ) ( ( are ( distributed ( throughout ( ( ( the temperate ) and ) ( ( tropical oceans ) ( of ( ( ( the world ) , ) ( where ( they ( generally ( inhabit ( shallow ( water ( and ( coral reefs ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (JJ Numerous) (NNS species)) (VP (VBP are) (VP (VBN distributed) (PP (IN throughout) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN temperate)) (CC and) (NP (NP (JJ tropical) (NNS oceans)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN world)) (, ,) (SBAR (WHADVP (WRB where)) (S (NP (PRP they)) (ADVP (RB generally)) (VP (VBP inhabit) (NP (JJ shallow) (NN water) (CC and) (NN coral) (NNS reefs)))))))))))) (. .)))
Numerous species are distributed throughout the temperate and tropical oceans of the world, where they generally inhabit shallow water and coral reefs.
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (NNP Ocean) (NNP ridges)) (VP (VBN formed) (PP (IN by) (NP (NP (JJ marine) (NNS invertebrates)) (VP (VBG living) (PP (IN in) (NP (JJ warm) (JJ shallow) (NNS waters))) (PP (IN within) (NP (NP (DT the) (JJ photic) (NN zone)) (PP (IN of) (NP (DT the) (NN ocean)))))))))) (VP (VBP are) (VP (VBN called) (NP (NN coral) (NNS reefs)))) (. .)))