{"id":1036,"date":"2021-08-09T06:26:01","date_gmt":"2021-08-09T13:26:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coral.org\/?page_id=1036"},"modified":"2026-02-18T07:51:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T15:51:07","slug":"coral-polyps","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/coral.org\/en\/coral-reefs-101\/coral-polyps\/","title":{"rendered":"Coral Polyps"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Coral Polyps<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">A <a href=\"https:\/\/coral.org\/en\/coral-reefs-101\/\">coral reef<\/a> is made up of three main components: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer is-style-small\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A hard surface<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\">Submerged rocks or other hard surfaces provide a place for corals to attach and serve as habitat for many coral reef animals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Coral polyps<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\">These are tiny little animals and are related to anemones and jellyfish. They can live individually, or in large colonies that comprise a coral reef.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Reef animals<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\">Millions of species are associated with coral reef ecosystems, and many play crucial roles in maintaining a healthy, functioning, and balanced reef.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.emilymeng.com\/portfolio_illustrations.html?id=45\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"712\" src=\"https:\/\/coral.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/coral-reefs-polyps-1024x712.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1555\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.coral.org\/uploads\/2021\/08\/coral-reefs-polyps-1024x712.png 1024w, https:\/\/static.coral.org\/uploads\/2021\/08\/coral-reefs-polyps-796x553.png 796w, https:\/\/static.coral.org\/uploads\/2021\/08\/coral-reefs-polyps-768x534.png 768w, https:\/\/static.coral.org\/uploads\/2021\/08\/coral-reefs-polyps.png 1338w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Cross-section of a coral polyp. Image by Emily M. Eng<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Coral Polyps A coral reef is made up of three main components: A hard surface Submerged rocks or other hard surfaces provide a place for corals to attach and serve as habitat for many coral reef animals. Coral polyps These are tiny little animals and are related to anemones and jellyfish. They can live individually,&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/coral.org\/en\/coral-reefs-101\/coral-polyps\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading &#8594;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1524,"parent":93,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"sidebar-content","_genesis_transparent_header":false,"_genesis_hide_siblings_nav":true,"_genesis_hide_flyout":false,"_genesis_subtitle":"","_genesis_subheading":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":{"0":"post-1036","1":"page","2":"type-page","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"entry"},"acf":[],"template_part":"","featured_image_src":"https:\/\/static.coral.org\/uploads\/2021\/08\/coral-reefs-101-hero.jpg","featured_image_src_square":"https:\/\/static.coral.org\/uploads\/2021\/08\/coral-reefs-101-hero.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/coral.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1036","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/coral.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/coral.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coral.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coral.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1036"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/coral.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1036\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coral.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/93"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coral.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1524"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/coral.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1036"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}