Internet Colors - Set of 1035 Light Coral Color 510 - #F08080
The first recorded use of coral as a color name in English was in 1513. Corals
are marine invertebrates in class Anthozoa of phylum Cnidaria typically living
in compact colonies of many identical individual "polyps". The group includes
the important reef builders that inhabit tropical oceans and secrete calcium
carbonate to form a hard skeleton.
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Shown is a Close-up of Montastraea cavernosa polyps (coral), the tentacles are clearly visible | |
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