Is a Coral Colony a Polyp?

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During the 20 14 and 20 15 bleaching events that we had, there oud be two quarrels the exact same species, right next to each other. One of them would be bleached, and one of em would be visibly totally normal. And what you'll see is, if you've got into the t coral reef when this is happening, if you see these quarrels that are white, you're seeing that skeleton through the tissue, but the tissues still there. The corrals are still alive. If that stresser leaves, the quarels have cha torecover,. Those symbiant communities can proliferate again in the corals. But if that stresser goes on too

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Another kid-safe, short episode of Smologies! What IS a coral? Where do they grow and what do they eat and why are they so pretty? What kind of tools do coral scientists use? Why are they so many colors? And what is bleaching? Will changing your sunscreen save coral reefs? The wonderful and charming Cnidariologist Dr. Shayle Matsuda took time out of his busy schedule during a coral spawning event to chat about how magical and beautiful coral can be and why reef health is important.

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