Ocean's Edge: What is a Coral Polyp?
Ocean's Edge: What is a Coral Polyp?
By Steve Roper
Oceansedge.com
A coral polyp is a spineless animal. Coral polyps can be the size of a pinhead while others are larger, sometimes a foot in diameter. One coral branch or mound is covered by thousands of these animals. They are invertebrates (spineless animals) and are cousins of anemones and jellyfish. When thousands of these animals are grouped together, they are referred to as coral colonies.
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