[BlueTrend Mini Classroom] Soft Coral Edition | Marine Habitat & Species Micro-Education Series Part 5 ft. Ocean Conservation Administration, Keelung City Government

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Unlike hard coral, soft coral does not have a rigid calcium carbonate skeleton — their bodies are composed of tiny sclerites (spicules) and soft coenenchyme tissue. Their forms are highly varied, encompassing finger-like, plume-like, sheet-like, and fleshy species. Like hard coral, soft coral hosts symbiotic algae within its tissue that are capable of photosynthesis, and their well-developed polyps can extend and retract freely to capture plankton from passing currents. Soft coral is also home to many residents, including natural predators that feed directly on its coenenchyme! Let's get to know them through the Marine Habitat & Species Micro-Education Series!

00:22 Environmental Introduction 01:40 Ovulidae (Egg Cowrie) 02:50 Ovulidae (juvenile) 03:29 Calpurnus verrucosus (Half-striped Ovulid) 04:14 Acoelomorpha (Acoel flatworm) 05:11 Plakobranchus sp. (Sacoglossan) 06:46 Tips for observing soft coral

What Is the Marine Habitat & Species Micro-Education Series

BlueTrend Marine Habitat & Species Micro-Education Series Produced in collaboration with the Ocean Affairs Council's Ocean Conservation Administration and Keelung City Government Aiming to help everyone rediscover the ocean and its inhabitants in a relaxed and accessible way.

Content includes

1. Introduction to the Wanghaixiang Chaoching Bay environment
2. Ocean citizen scientists
3. Sea Lettuce Edition
4. Tide Pool Edition
5. Underneath the Rock Edition
6. Crustose Coralline Algae Edition
7. Soft Coral Edition
8. Tree Hydroid Edition
9. Crown Sea Urchin Edition
10. Sandy Bottom Edition

Ovulidae (Egg Cowrie)

Half-striped Ovulid (Calpurnus verrucosus)

Acoel Flatworm (Acoelomorpha)

Plakobranchus sp. (Sacoglossan)

Further Reading:

1. Ocean Affairs Council – Ocean Conservation Administration
2. Keelung City Government
3. iOcean Marine Conservation Network
4. BlueTrend Ocean Science Video Channel