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Study Reveals How Some Corals ‘Walk’ Across the Sea Floor
That’s because most of them permanently attach themselves to an area on a reef and stay there indefinitely. But not all coral ...
Float like a jellyfish: New coral mobility mechanisms uncovered
When it comes time to migrate, Queensland University of Technology research has found how a free-living coral ignores the ...
‘Walking’ coral moves like jellyfish toward blue light, new study finds
Scientists found a free-living coral species actively travels toward blue light resembling its natural habitat and moves like a jellyfish to migrate.
Scientists discover clever coral can 'walk' towards light
The study, by researchers at Queensland University of Technology, says it could help protect coral from the effects of ...
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Corals that walk and migrate? Fascinating climate change survival strategy discovered
A free-living coral species defies traditional coral behavior by actively migrating toward light using a strategy reminiscent ...
These Corals Are Made for Walking
But there’s another, lesser-known and understudied kind of coral that’s completely solitary. And some of these animals, known as mushroom corals, can walk. “They’re very little,” said Brett Lewis, a ...
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Thought Corals Were Stationary? Think Again – They’re Inflating And On The Move
“Not all corals are attached to the substrate; some are solitary and free-living, allowing them to migrate into preferred ...
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‘Walking’ coral moves like jellyfish toward blue light, new study finds
When the waves and the reef’s natural slope combine, the mushroom corals are gradually pushed down to the fore reef area, which is generally a calmer, sandy seabed environment. From there ...