Is coral a plant or an animal?

Corals are animals. Because corals live in the sea, many friends will mistakenly think that they are plants, but in fact, corals belong to the coelenterate phylum corals.

Coral species

1. Red coral

The price is generally higher than gold coral, black coral and other varieties, the collection level of tens of thousands of yuan per gram is very normal, so also known as expensive coral, generally light red to orange red, a small amount of flesh red. Mainly distributed in the Pacific Ocean, famous producing areas are Algeria, Tunisia, Spain, Taiwan, Italy and France and other places.

2. White coral

White corals with porcelain texture are also very rare and are mainly distributed in the South China Sea (the most precious and endangered), the Philippine Sea, the Penghu Sea and the Thiqiu Islands. With the color from gray, milky white to porcelain white, the price will continue to rise.

3. Blue coral

In addition to the common concentric structure of red and white corals, there are also characteristic dot patterns. Widely distributed in the Indian Ocean to the Pacific Ocean, a large number of easy to collect. However, with the global climate change and water pollution, the global coral reefs continue to degenerate and disappear.

4. Golden coral

Golden coral is called Golden Sea Willow because it looks like willow branches. it is a species of gem coral growing in the Pacific Ocean. It is a horny coral with golden or brown yellow, unique papular texture and parallel vertical lines.