coral polyp in a sentence

Examples

1. Scientists are concerned it could smother adult corals and stop new coral polyps from settling and developing on the coral structure.
2. Increased turbidity reduces the penetration of sunlight, thus inhibiting photosynthesis in primary producers such as the symbiotic algae of coral polyps.
3. Coral polyps absorb and shelter the algae, and as the algae photosynthesize they produce sugars that the corals use for energy.
4. Algae starts to grow on surfaces within 4 weeks then coral polyps attach and within 3 years large sponges inhabit the sculptures.
5. This species is well known for nipping at stony coral polyps and clam mantles, and may even eat soft coral polyps and zoanthids.
6. This species is well known for nipping at stony coral polyps and clam mantles, and may even eat soft coral polyps and zoanthids.
7. For example, the primary food source of butterflyfishes are the coral polyps themselves or the appendages of polychaetes and other small invertebrate animals.
8. In addition to coral polyps several coralline algae which also produce limestone skeletons are considered important in the building and consolidation of coral reefs.
9. Coral polyps do not photosynthesize, but have a symbiotic relationship with microscopic algae of the genus " Symbiodinium ", commonly referred to as zooxanthellae.
10. They are omnivores, feeding mainly on soft coral polyps ( especially " Litophyton viridis " and " Sarcophyton tracheliophorum " ), algae and zooplankton.