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This picture shows a closeup of the surface of a healthy Brain Coral. The Brain Coral is a type of stony coral. It is called a stony coral because these animals build a hard skeleton out of calcium carbonate using minerals the animals get from the ocean water.
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www.reefnews.com/reefnews/photos/corals/brain1.html
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The Trachyphyllia Brain Coral is also referred to as a Folded Brain, or Crater Coral and is a large polyp stony (LPS) coral. It may have a flattened, folded, or figure-eight shape. ... Home > Corals > LPS Hard Corals > Brain Coral, Trachyphyllia...
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This page provides free information about Brain coral ... 3 definitions for Brain coral ... [1913 Webster] 3. A piece of coral, usually fitted with small bells and other appurtenances, used by children as a plaything. [1913 Webster] Brain coral, or Brain stone coral. See under Brain. Chain coral.
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There is so much to learn about the magic of the underwater world! Did you know that some fish can live among the deadly tentacles of sea anemones? Ever wondered how deep the ocean is? Or how the sun's energy ends up in the tissues of marine animals? Well, dive in and ask a brain coral!
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Colonial corals consist of large numbers of polyps, cemented together by the calcium carbonate that they secrete. In the brain coral shown above, the individual polyps are no longer visible, having fused into long, meandering rows that resemble the wrinkles of a human brain.
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Sea and Sky's Corals & Anemones page 1 contains information about the pineapple coral, staghorn coral, brain coral, torch coral, and star coral. ... Brain Coral; (Diploria strigosa)
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Scientific Name: Trachyphyllia geoffroyi; Classification: LPS ; Common Name: Open Brain Coral ... The Open Brain coral has a heavy conical base skeleton that is usually in the form of a pinched oval when viewed from the top. There are usually 2 or 3 large polyps which are red or green in color. The red forms...
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Discussion The young brain coral newly settled on a solid substrate has one polyp in a round cup. The cup begins to elongate as it grows, folding and twisting into "valleys." The polyp is thus stretched into a long and contorted mass that appears brainlike...
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