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Mushroom Coral

Reminiscent of the underside of a mushroom cap, this coral is common in the western Pacific Ocean. Mushroom coral (Fungia scutaria) is formed from a single polyp, instead of a colony of polyps.

Patterns in Nature: Coral

 

Star Coral

Photograph by Heather Perry

Star coral (Montastrea cavernosa) polyps open in search of food near Little Cayman Island.

 
 
 

Coral Close View

Coral reefs teem with life, covering less than one percent of the ocean floor, but supporting about 25 percent of all marine creatures. Indonesia is home to the highest marine diversity on Earth, including this coral photographed near the Tukangbesi archipelago in Indonesia.

Patterns in Nature: Coral

 

 

Camouflage

A majid crab (Xenocarcinus depressus) disappears among the vivid red of gorgonian coral in Palau.

Patterns in Nature: Coral

 

Coral Tentacles

Though corals get most of their food from the byproducts of zooxanthellae algae's photosynthesis, they also have barbed, venomous tentacles they can stick out, usually at night, to grab zooplankton and even small fish.

Patterns in Nature: Coral 

 

Rainbow of Soft Corals

A palette of soft corals grows along a reef near Fiji. Unlike hard corals, soft corals have no rigid outer skeletons—the building blocks of coral reefs.

Patterns in Nature: Coral

 

 

Branching Coral

Rigid coral branches present the illusion of fluid movement in a turquoise sea near the Turks and Caicos Islands.

Patterns in Nature: Coral 

 

 

Coral Topography

A close-up reveals the subtle valleys and ridges of a single coral off of the coast of Mexico.

Patterns in Nature: Coral 

 

 

Soft Coral

Orange pulpy soft coral vacillates in the western Pacific Ocean. Both hard and soft corals have a symbiotic relationship with zooxanthellae algae, which live in coral and give it its color.

Patterns in Nature: Coral



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