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Where does coral get its color from?

Updated: 4/28/2022
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Zooxanthellae, are microscopic, single-celled algae that live and grow within the tissue of hard coral polyps. Several million zooxanthellae live in just one square inch of coral. Coral polyps and their skeletons are actually clear or white and it is pigment in the zooxanthellae that gives coral more than 90% of its colorful hues.

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