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Mushroom corals ‘walk’ towards light, float like jellyfish via pulsed inflation: Study
The latest study has revealed how the mushroom coral uses rolling, sliding, or pulsing movements in pursuit of optimal light conditions. Coral inflates and deflates its tissue in ...
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Floating Coral Migrate in Rhythmic Bursts
QUT researchers discovered that Cycloseris cyclolites, a free-living mushroom coral, uses jellyfish-like pulsed inflation to migrate toward optimal light conditions, particularly blue light. This ...