Common names include Moon Coral, Pineapple Coral, Brain Coral, and Star Coral. These half-sphere shaped photosynthetic stony coral have a covering of cup-like or honeycomb shaped polyps. The polyps remain closed during the day. At night, tentacles appear and can be fed baby brine shrimp and its sweeper tentacles can damage other coral within reach. In the wild, they are found in areas high in organic content and/or sediment. Colors are usually brown or green. They come from a very wide range that includes the Indo-Pacific to the Atlantic Ocean.
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