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Brain Coral

Brain corals are generally round or oblong, with a wrinkled surface that looks like the contours of a human brain. They’re found in tropical waters in the Caribbean, the Gulf of Mexico, parts of the Atlantic, and elsewhere.

 

They’re made by coral polyps small organisms that cluster together in colonies. The polyps produce calcium carbonate a rocky substance that forms a hard skeleton, with the polyps living on the outer surface. The skeleton gets bigger over time as polyps die and new generations make their homes on top of their remains.

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Uploaded on December 28, 2019
Taken on July 17, 2017