Octocoral+Polyps

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__Description of Habitat:__ in areas of high water flow where they capture zooplankton with stinging cells.They can live in groups or on their own.
==__Living Requirements: __ saltwater, high water flow, and with zooplankton to capture particles from for nutrition. ==

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==__Life Cycle: __ asexually (budding, which is when a polyp from an adult coral grows big enough to survive on its own and seperates from the older coral.) and sexually (female coral reproduces fertilizing eggs, then the egg then plants itself onto adead or live coral and begin to grow to adulthood. ==

__Male/Female Differences:__ The female reproduces eggs to release, and the male releases sperm.
==__Interesting Facts:__ No how different the lifestyles, ecological habitats, size, or nature of the species, all octocorals polyps are remarkably similar.Octocorals are considered ==

__Zookeeper Rachel's Resources: __

 * ==__http://life.bio.sunysb.edu/marinebio/coral reef.html __==
 * ==http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/res earch/izg/ProceedingsWilliams82605.pdf ==
 * ==__<span class="wiki_link_ext">http://www.marinelifephotography.com/mar ine ____<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">cnidaria/octocorals.htm __==
 * ==__<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"><span class="wiki_link_ext">http://library.thinkquest.org/J002237/corals/ lifecycle.htm __==