Types of Coral

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Brain Coral

Brain Coral is really easy to identify. Brain Coral looks a lot like a brain. The Brain Coral grows very slowly. It can reach the size of a boulder! You can not stand on Brain Coral because you could kill it, scar it, or leave a scrach. It also serves as a cleaning station because Gobies live on the surface.

Fan Coral

Fan coral is tall and has little branches coming out of it and they have rounded tops. They come in different colors.

Star Coral

Star coral looks a lot like a bump that has a lot of lines throught it, and it has a little ditch in the middle.

Staghorn Coral

Staghorn Coral lives in quiet water. It grows five to six inches every year. It provides shelter for the rest of the coral reefs. Staghorn Coral looks a lot like antlers.

Elkhorn Coral

Elkhorn Coral is the largest and most common coral. It is found on the outer ridge of coral reefs. Elkhorn Coral protects small fragile coral ,and it is massive. It protects coral by blocking the huge waves.

Finger Coral

Another coral is Finger Coral.It has large pores, grows in thick colonies, and has branches which are swollen at the tips. It is distinctly gray.

Lettuce Coral

Lettuce Coral is a coral that looks like lettuce leaves with ridges.