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mushroom coral

Alternative names: Corallimorphs

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Mushroom corals or plate corals are a family of Cnidaria. They range from solitary corals that are free-living to colonial species.

Their name comes from their shape, which is either mushroom-shaped or tongue-like. Most have short tentacles.

Mushroom corals have various colors, with the mouth being the most strikingly colored.

Often seen in Boracay