This is but a few of the many species of corals I’ve made for my instagram series.Corals a

This is but a few of the many species of corals I’ve made for my instagram series.

Corals are important member of the reef ecosystem.
They are not plants despite their similarity, they are actually invertebrates related to jellyfish. Corals DO photosynthesize - in a way, because their body hosts single celled algae called zooxanthellae which also gives them their brilliant color.
They’re called soft corals, because their body is just soft tissue that expands as they fill it with water.