Mushroom coral
Yellow star coral
Close-up of coral
Majid crab camouflaged against red coral
Coral tentacles
Soft corals
Close-up of a sea fan
Close-up of branching coral
Close-up of green coral
Orange soft coral
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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.
Photograph by Wolcott Henry

Patterns in Nature: Coral

See photos of coral, from National Geographic.

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