Corals come in many shapes and sizes. This amazing diversity is useful as well as beautiful.
On the reef, they provide shelter for animals and a base for other creatures to grow on. The unique structures of their colonies viewed up close gives scientists a way to identify them.
Let Invertebrates Collections Manager Miranda Lowe take you on a journey through some of the fascinating forms corals can take using examples from our collection.
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Find out more about life underwater and read about the pioneering work of the Museum's marine scientists.
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