A coral colony is a group of coral polyps — small, soft invertebrate — that live and grow together. The "mega" colony is made up of nearly one billion polyps, according to National Geographic.

Scientists were stunned when they discovered that a shipwreck shadow they thought they had spotted under their boat last ...

The larva grows into a coral polyp, then a colony that matures and releases larvae that colonize other rocks. In time, it helps to create one of nature’s most spectacular ecosystems: a coral reef.

A new coral colony is established on a rock. A colony of the native Hawaiian coral Pocillopora meandrina settles and grows along the South Kona, Hawaiʻi Island reef. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert!

Coral polyps, the reef's building blocks ... As one house tops another, the colony expands like a city; other marine life quickly grabs on and spreads, helping cement all the pieces together.

Warm waters of South Pacific nestle a coral colony, unmatched in size, off the grimly far away island of Malaulalo ... this organism is a single organism made by millions of tiny working polyps. Its ...

Shallow reefs are particularly sensitive to increasing temperatures. Warming water can cause coral bleaching, when an entire colony of coral polyps loses its color. In this clip, you'll visit the ...

Shrink to the size of a coral polyp to see how corals acquire energy. Like all animals, coral polyps eat. They capture prey using microscopic hooks released from their tentacles. But most of the coral ...

A standalone coral, its polyps have been augmenting for anywhere ... to be found between preservation and putting the incredible colony on display. Kenneth Teape is an alumnus of SUNY Old Westbury ...

Dead man's fingers are a type of soft coral, either orange or white in colour. Each is actually a colony of individual small animals that share a gelatinous ... The individual animals - or polyps - ...