Broccoli Coral
Photograph by David Doubilet, National Geographic
These yellow "stalks" of broccoli coral are just one of a surprising array of coral shapes. Humans have nicknamed corals after their resemblances to tree branches, stacked dinner plates, mushrooms, brains, and other unlikely items. But all reefs are formed by millions of tiny coral polyps—and the countless shells of their deceased predecessors
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