[Blu's Classroom] Soft Coral Edition｜Marine Habitat & Life Micro-Learning 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 made up of tiny spicules and soft coenenchyme tissue. Their forms are highly varied, ranging from finger-like and feathery to sheet-like and fleshy. Like hard coral, they host symbiotic algae inside their bodies that can perform photosynthesis, and their well-developed polyps can extend and retract freely to capture plankton from the currents. Soft coral also plays host to many residents, including predators that feed directly on their coenenchyme! Let's get to know them through the Marine Habitat & Life Micro-Learning Series!

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Environment Introduction 01 Ovulid Snail 02 Ovulid Snail (juvenile) 03 Diminovula sp. 04 Acoel Flatworm 05 Cucumber Comb Worm 06 Tips for Observing Soft Coral

What Is the Marine Habitat & Life Micro-Learning Series?

BlueTrend Marine Habitat & Life Micro-Learning Series Produced in collaboration with the Ocean Affairs Council — Ocean Conservation Administration and the Keelung City Government Our goal is to help everyone rediscover the ocean and its creatures in a relaxed and accessible way.

Content includes:

1. Introduction to the Wanghaijiao Chaoching Bay Environment
2. Ocean Citizen Scientists
3. Sea Lettuce Edition
4. Tide Pool Edition
5. Under the Rock Edition
6. Crustose Coralline Algae Edition
7. Soft Coral Edition
8. Tree Hydroid Edition
9. Diadema sea urchin Edition
10. Sandy Bottom Edition

Ovulid Snail

Diminovula sp.

Acoel Flatworm

Cucumber Comb Worm

Related links:

1. Ocean Affairs Council — Ocean Conservation Administration
2. Keelung City Government
3. iOcean Marine Conservation Network
4. BlueTrend Ocean Science Channel on YouTube