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VELVET CHALICE CORAL

Turbinaria peltata

FAST FACTS

SIZE:

colonies to several feet (meters)

DIET:

RANGE:

Indo-Pacific

FUN FACTS

1.	Like other reef-buiding corals, the velvet chalice coral lives in shallow sunlit waters. Sunlight provides energy for the algae that live in the coral's tissues. The algae provide oxygen and nutrients for the coral.

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