Yes, they are. An invertebrate is any animal without a backbone. That means about 97% of all the animals in the world are invertebrates. The only animals classified as vertebrates are fish, birds, mammals, reptiles and amphibians.
Coral is an invertebrate, because it doesn't have a spine. Vertebrates do have spines. Invertebrates would be animals such as snails, worms, and sponges. Vertebrates would be animals such as monkeys, elephants, and anything else you can think of that has a spine.
Yes, Coral Polyps are herbivores.
It is many marine invertebrates typically living in compact colonies of many identical individual "polyps".
coral polyps are soft bodied invertebrate that make up coral
Where do polyps live
The hard coral polyps phylum name is Cnidaria.
No. soft coral polyps have eight feathery tenticles whereas hard coral polyps have flat tenticles. :)
coral polyps
Coral polyps are animals, not plants.
coral polyps and sea plants
A coral polyp is an individual coral cell, and when polyps stick together, they form coral a.k.a. Coral Polyp Colonies. Later, when the polyps die, their skeleton (which is like a hard shell) Strengthens the coral formation.
A coral