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==Habitat==
==Habitat==
Deepwater corals grow in all the world’s ocean basins, including the waters of the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Ecuador, Japan, Norway, and the United States.<ref>"Deep-sea Corals." Smithsonian Ocean Portal. Smithsonian Insitution. Web. 10 Feb. 2015. <http://ocean.si.edu/deep-sea-corals</ ref>
==Diet==
==Diet==
==Life Cycle==
==Life Cycle==

Revision as of 23:06, 19 February 2015

Deepwater Coral

Not all coral species live in tropical, shallow waters. There are many species of deepwater coral that rely solely on their extended polyps for food. Little is known about these species, and new species of deepwater coral are discovered on a regular basis.

Deepwater corals are comparable to trees

Contents

Habitat

Diet

Life Cycle

Importance

Threats

Species

Black Coral

Lophelia pertusa

References

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