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A colony of coral is actually many individual pieces of corals living together.

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What is another name for a large coral colony?

A large coral colony is called coral reef or coral island . There are many types of coral reefs .


How does a coral colony get started?

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What is the difference between a coral colony and a coral animal?

Are called "sea anemones" every coral of the order Actiniaria.


What is a group of coral called?

If the group is a clone of organisms associated living together which haven't split after their formation, it's called a colony.


What are indvidual coral animals called?

An individual member of a coral colony is called a polyp. It is pronounced Paul-ip.


Is a reef a sponge?

no. a coral reef is a colony of many smaller coral polyps. corals are their own type of animal, not sponges.


What is corals and coral reefs?

coral is actually little tinny animals clumped together to make one. Coral reefs are many different types of coral that have made a colony together in one spot


How do reefs form?

A stony coral colony begins as a single free-swimming founder coral polyp that attaches itself to a hard substrate such as submerged rocks. The founder polyp replicates itself repeatedly through asexual reproduction, producing a colony. The colony consists of a base which is attached to the reef substrate, a growing edge zone (where new coral polyps are produced), and an upper surface that is exposed to light that filters down through the water.


What is coral polyp?

A coral polyp is a small, tubular invertebrate animal with a mouth surrounded by tentacles. It is the basic unit of a coral colony and is responsible for secreting calcium carbonate to form the hard coral skeleton that makes up coral reefs. Coral polyps have a mutualistic relationship with zooxanthellae algae that live within their tissues and provide them with energy through photosynthesis.


An anthozoan that lives in colonies that sectetes a hard outer skeleton?

The anthozoan that fits this description is a coral. Corals are colonial animals that secrete a hard exoskeleton made of calcium carbonate. This exoskeleton provides structure and support for the coral colony.


Is a coral reef an animal or plant?

animal. Coral is a microscopic marine animal that lives together in colonies for protection. The product we call coral is actually the dead skeletons of the coral animal, "glued" together by the colony action. but technically called a marine organisms


What are the difference of corals and coral reefs?

A coral reef is a colony of corals. A coral reef can be formed on rock rubble, but old established coral reefs are actually structured out of dead coral. This is one of the reasons it takes so long for a reef to form. Some corals may life for tens or even hundreds of years before they die and allow another coral to grow on top of their skeleton. There are many types of coral reefs, but the real difference is that coral is what makes up a coral reef.