Pink bamboo coral
Keratoisis sp.
- Not on exhibit
- Animal type
- Invertebrates
- Ecosystem
- Deep sea
- Relatives
- Bamboo corals; Family: Isididae
- Diet
- Plankton, small particulates
- Range
- Worldwide from 30 to 16,400 ft. (10 to 5,000 m)
- Size
- Up to 30 feet (9 m) tall, but most local species grow to about 5 feet (1.5 m) tall and 10 feet (3 m) wide
Meet the pink bamboo coral
The skeleton of a bamboo coral grows in layers. These layers tell us the age of that coral. A pink bamboo coral may live more than 200 years.
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