These “sand-encrusted” polyps form “small groups embedded and assembled in a common tissue” of a single colony, the study ...

The ornately colored sea anemone (uh-NEM-uh-nee) is named after the equally flashy terrestrial anemone flower. A close relative of coral and jellyfish, anemones are stinging polyps that spend most ...

The "mega" colony is made up of nearly one billion polyps, according to National Geographic. Corals are animals related to jellyfish and sea anemones. The mega colony is a part of the Pavona ...