The red coral colonies that were transplanted a decade ago on the seabed of the Medes Islands have survived successfully.

National Geographic scientists recently discovered the world's largest coral colony in the southwest Pacific Ocean, deemed the "mega" coral. The National Geographic Society's Pristine Seas team ...

The huge creature, which 'can be seen from space', was discovered entirely by accident by divers exploring a wreck ...

It is thus a phenomenal discovery by scientists that there has been the identification of the largest-known coral colony in the entire world-all at the Solomon Islands. This great organism has been ...

Large colony of the cold-water coral Lophelia pertusa colonized by crinoids and soft corals in 700 meters of water (Porcupine Seabight, Irish continental margin).

The larva grows into a coral polyp, then a colony that matures and releases larvae that colonize other rocks. In time, it helps to create one of nature’s most spectacular ecosystems: a coral reef.

Sheraton Maldives Full Moon Resort & Spa, in partnership with Reefscapers, a leading marine conservation organization, has ...

Polyps can clone themselves. If you break off a small piece of coral — containing a polyp or more — from a colony, it will continue to grow and build its own colony. This is similar to how a ...

Colombo Port City’s latest attraction is a naturally occurring coral colony that’s growing rapidly around its breakwater. ..

13. #2009 Pachyphyllum: Most rugose corals were solitary, but a few grew in colonies. 14. #1416, 62 & 1405, species of Favosites: These specimens show the structure of a tabulate colony. Notice the ...

Coral spawning lasts mere minutes and occurs just once annually per colony, forcing the team to conduct hundreds of night ...