CoralPolyps
From coraldigest
Coral Polyps
"Corals don't have 'immune memory,' such as the T cells and antibodies found in humans. Instead they have an ancient defense system called the innate immune system." [1]
- ↑ Burge CA, Mouchka ME, Harvell CD and Roberts S (2013) Immune response of the Caribbean sea fan, Gorgonia ventalina, exposed to an Aplanochytrium parasite as revealed by transcriptome sequencing. Front. Physiol. 4:180. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2013.00180 http://www.frontiersin.org/Invertebrate_Physiology/10.3389/fphys.2013.00180/abstract
General Definition and Space
General Structure
Symbiotic Relationship Between Zooxzanthellae
Difference Between Stony Coral and Soft Coral Coral
Interconnectedness
How Polyps Eat and Reproduced