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Corals are carnivore; they catch preys and animal particles that touch their tentacles, which are armed with 2 types of cnidocytes (stinging and/or sticking cells), then the tentacle bends, or convolves, bringing the caught food to the hypostoma (the mouth) wich is ingested through the pharynx and reaches the coelenteron, where it's digested with enzymes.
Many corals obtain food also from photosynthetic organisms that live in mutual symbiosis inside them, called zoochlorellaeand zooxanthellae.
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∙ 8y agoCorals are animals with a symbiosis with an algae. Thus corals get their food by both filter feeding from the ocean around them and by getting sugars from their symbiotic algae (which photosynthesise).
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∙ 14y agoAlgae builds up in their body that makes most of the food.
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∙ 11y agocoral captures mycroscopic particals from plankton swimming or floating
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∙ 14y agothey hump it till it dies
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∙ 11y agoby eating it
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How does algae benefit the corals?
Many corals, specifically hermatypic corals, contain symbiotic algae that provide the coral with sugar from photosynthesis. Algae also feed zooplankton, which corals feed on. Basically, algae provide corals with food, indirectly.
What fish are found in a reef?
Reef life is very diverse. Depending on geographic location of reef you could find several hundred types of fish. Some fish feed off the corals, some the inverts that swell on the corals, some off the fish that feed off the corals or inverts and so on and so forth. Probably close to 90% of the saltwater fish you see in a petstore came from a reef envoirment, though not all are reccomended for home aquariums with corals, because some do feed on the corals.
Why soft corals live in deeper water than hard corals?
soft corals live deeper water than hard corals because soft corals do not create a hard outer skeleton as the hard corals do.
Is smelt an omnivore?
No. In fact, smelts are not omnivores. Instead, they are herbivores since they feed on corals and other small sea plants.
Are corals plants or fish?
Corals are plants.
Are corals decomposers?
Corals are not decomposers. They are consumers.
Differences between hermatypic and ahermatypic corals?
Hermatypic corals contain zooxanthellae (a symbiotic algae), whereas ahermatypic corals do not. It is like saying that hermatypic corals are photosynthetic, where ahermatypic corals are non photosynthetic.
Are sea coral producers decomposers or consumers?
Corals are both producers (they have symbiotic plants living in them) and consumers (herbivores/carnivores) as they filter feed on plankton.
Can sea corals be eaten by humans?
No, corals are not edible.
Do corals have exoskeleton?
Yes, corals are composed of an exoskeleton
What is the effect of dynamite fishing and muro ami on the productivity of corals?
dynamite fishing and muro ami can destroy corals so if there are less corals, less corals will be produced.
Does corals eat zooxanthellae?
No corals doesn't eat zooxanthellae they only eat zooplankton. Zooxanthallae helps corals to live and keeps corals colourful.They live on the coral polyps.
