Time-lapse video shows how a mushroom coral polyp pulses and inflates, flinging its soft body into micro-hops to slowly move itself to a new location.

But scientists have observed a free-living mushroom coral, Cycloseris cyclolites ... they may be present in the Indian Ocean and the Red Sea, according to Dr. Brett Lewis, the study’s lead ...

A new study has found that the free-living mushroom coral responds to specific types of light by “walking” towards it, suggesting remarkable adaptability in the marine species. Not all corals ...