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really).\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECoral can look like a rock or plant, but every reef is the work of millions of tiny living polyps, and the reef holds an astonishing range of coral species.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EExplore and identify the types of coral on the Great Barrier Reef.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n","richText":true,":type":"teq/components/text"},"text_copy":{"text":"\u003Ch2\u003EAt a glance\u003C/h2\u003E\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\u003Cli\u003EThe Great Barrier Reef has around 450 species of hard coral and over a thousand soft corals.\u003C/li\u003E\r\n\u003Cli\u003ECoral are animals, not plants, closely related to jellyfish and sea anemones.\u003C/li\u003E\r\n\u003Cli\u003EHard corals build the reef's limestone structure, while soft corals sway like plants but have no skeleton.\u003C/li\u003E\r\n\u003Cli\u003EGrowth forms range from branching staghorn to massive boulder corals that are centuries old.\u003C/li\u003E\r\n\u003Cli\u003EOnce a year, the reef's corals spawn together in a synchronised night-time event.\u003C/li\u003E\r\n\u003Cli\u003EYou can see the coral by snorkelling or diving from \u003Ca title=\"Cairns\" aria-label=\"Cairns\" href=\"https://www.queensland.com/au/en/places-to-see/destinations/cairns-and-great-barrier-reef/cairns\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003ECairns\u003C/a\u003E, \u003Ca title=\"Port Douglas\" aria-label=\"Port Douglas\" href=\"https://www.queensland.com/au/en/places-to-see/destinations/cairns-and-great-barrier-reef/port-douglas\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003EPort Douglas\u003C/a\u003E, \u003Ca title=\"Townsville\" aria-label=\"Townsville\" href=\"https://www.queensland.com/au/en/places-to-see/destinations/townsville\" target=\"_self\"\u003ETownsville\u003C/a\u003E, \u003Ca title=\"The Whitsundays\" aria-label=\"The Whitsundays\" href=\"https://www.queensland.com/au/en/places-to-see/destinations/the-whitsundays\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003EThe Whitsundays\u003C/a\u003E and the \u003Ca title=\"Southern Great Barrier Reef\" aria-label=\"Southern Great Barrier Reef\" href=\"https://www.queensland.com/au/en/places-to-see/destinations/southern-great-barrier-reef\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003ESouthern Great Barrier Reef\u003C/a\u003E.\u003C/li\u003E\r\n\u003C/ul\u003E\r\n","headlinesColor":"#ff4eff","richText":true,":type":"teq/components/text"},"spacer_1530799258":{"spacerType":"whitespace","paddingSize":"xxsmall",":type":"teq/components/spacer"},"text_copy_1168435110":{"text":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003EJump to:\u003C/b\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\"#Species\"\u003ECoral species on the Great Barrier Reef\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/li\u003E\r\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\"#Types\"\u003ETypes of coral\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/li\u003E\r\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\"#Spawning\"\u003ECoral spawning\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/li\u003E\r\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\"#Where\"\u003EWhere to 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Authority\u003C/a\u003E counts around 450 species of hard coral on the reef, along with more than a thousand types of soft coral. Nowhere else on Earth packs in this much coral. Scientists are still adding to the list: the renowned coral taxonomist \u003Ca title=\"Charlie Veron Guardian of the Great Barrier Reef\" aria-label=\"Charlie Veron Guardian of the Great Barrier Reef\" href=\"https://100climateconversations.com/charlie-veron/index\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EDr Charlie Veron\u003C/a\u003E, who has described roughly a fifth of the world's corals, has identified new species here over decades of dedicated reef expeditions.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Ch3\u003EHard corals, the reef-builders\u003C/h3\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHard corals draw calcium from the seawater to build limestone skeletons. As colonies grow and old ones die, those skeletons stack up over thousands of years into the reef itself. Staghorn, plate, boulder and brain corals are all hard corals.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Ch3\u003ESoft corals, the swaying ones\u003C/h3\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESoft corals skip the rigid skeleton, so they bend and sway with the current like underwater plants. 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Acropora is the largest and most diverse coral group on the reef.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Ch3\u003ETable and plate corals\u003C/h3\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAlso part of the Acropora family, these corals spread into flat, table-like platforms that reach up for sunlight. A single plate can grow more than a metre across.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Ch3\u003EBoulder and brain corals\u003C/h3\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMassive corals like Porites grow slowly into domes and boulders, and some colonies are hundreds of years old and metres wide, making them among the reef's oldest residents. Brain corals are massive corals too, named for the maze-like grooves across their surface.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Ch3\u003ESoft corals and sea fans\u003C/h3\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESoft corals add the feathery, fluttering element to the reef. 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Over a few nights, usually after the full moon in late spring, corals release tiny bundles of eggs and sperm into the water in a synchronised mass coral spawning. Inner reefs tend to go first, around October, with the outer reefs following in November. The result looks like an upside-down underwater snowstorm, and you can watch it on specially timed night dives.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Ch2\u003E\u003Ca id=\"Where\"\u003E\u003C/a\u003EWhere to see coral on the Great Barrier Reef\u003C/h2\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003ECairns\u003C/b\u003E and \u003Cb\u003EPort Douglas\u003C/b\u003E are your easiest launch pads in \u003Ca title=\"Cairns & Great Barrier Reef\" href=\"https://www.queensland.com/au/en/places-to-see/destinations/cairns-and-great-barrier-reef\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"Cairns & Great Barrier Reef\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003ETropical North Queensland\u003C/a\u003E, with day boats running straight out to the outer reef.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\u003Cli\u003ESpend the whole day out on the outer Great Barrier Reef with \u003Ca title=\"Wavelength Reef Cruises\" aria-label=\"Wavelength Reef Cruises\" href=\"https://www.queensland.com/au/en/things-to-do/tours/p-5aff96322c1005047bc75d8b-wavelength-reef-cruises\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003EWavelength Reef Cruises\u003C/a\u003E, a snorkel trip built around getting you into the coral, not just near it.\u003C/li\u003E\r\n\u003Cli\u003EFor a reef day the whole family can do, \u003Ca title=\"Sunlover Reef Cruises\" href=\"https://www.queensland.com/au/en/things-to-do/tours/p-65f7e75969eef72046b02033-sunlover-reef-cruises\"\u003ESunlover Reef Cruises\u003C/a\u003E heads out to the Great Barrier Reef with something for everyone, from first-time snorkellers to those who'd rather take in the coral from dry seats.\u003C/li\u003E\r\n\u003C/ul\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFurther south, \u003Ca title=\"Townsville\" href=\"https://www.queensland.com/au/en/places-to-see/destinations/townsville\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"Townsville\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003ETownsville\u003C/a\u003E offers access to spectacular reef sites, while fringing coral reefs around \u003Ca title=\"Magnetic Island\" href=\"https://www.queensland.com/au/en/places-to-see/destinations/townsville/magnetic-island\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"Magnetic Island\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003EMagnetic Island\u003C/a\u003E can be explored straight from the shore. Continue south to \u003Ca title=\"The Whitsundays\" aria-label=\"The Whitsundays\" href=\"https://www.queensland.com/au/en/places-to-see/destinations/the-whitsundays\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003EThe Whitsundays\u003C/a\u003E, where dozens of fringing reefs are within easy reach.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAnd on the Southern Great Barrier Reef, \u003Ca title=\"Lady Elliot Island\" aria-label=\"Lady Elliot Island\" href=\"https://www.queensland.com/au/en/places-to-see/destinations/bundaberg/lady-elliot-island\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003ELady Elliot Island\u003C/a\u003E, \u003Ca title=\"Lady Musgrave Island\" aria-label=\"Lady Musgrave Island\" href=\"https://www.queensland.com/au/en/places-to-see/destinations/gladstone/lady-musgrave-island\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003ELady Musgrave Island\u003C/a\u003E and \u003Ca title=\"Heron Island\" aria-label=\"Heron Island\" href=\"https://au/en/places-to-see/destinations/gladstone/heron-island\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003EHeron Island\u003C/a\u003E sit right on the reef, with coral and turtles just off the beach. If you'd rather stay dry, glass-bottom boats and semi-submersibles give you a window onto the coral without getting wet.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n","headlinesColor":"#ff4eff","richText":true,":type":"teq/components/text"},"text_copy_copy_copy__2035216208":{"text":"\u003Ch3\u003EStay right on the reef\u003C/h3\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWhy visit the coral when you can wake up on top of it? A handful of island stays sit directly on the Great Barrier Reef, so the snorkelling starts a few steps from your door. Down south, \u003Ca title=\"Lady Elliot Island Eco Resort - Southern Great Barrier Reef\" aria-label=\"Lady Elliot Island Eco Resort - Southern Great Barrier Reef\" href=\"https://www.queensland.com/au/en/plan-your-holiday/accommodation/p-56b25d142880253d74c443b1-lady-elliot-island-eco-resort--southern-great-barrier-reef\" target=\"_self\"\u003ELady Elliot Island Eco Resort\u003C/a\u003E is a coral cay ringed by reef, and \u003Ca title=\"Wilson Island Resort\" aria-label=\"Wilson Island Resort\" href=\"https://www.queensland.com/au/en/plan-your-holiday/accommodation/p-5cdcd476177da1f51d9c045f-wilson-island-resort\" target=\"_self\"\u003EWilson Island Resort\u003C/a\u003E is a small, low-key reef escape. Roll out of bed, pull on a mask, and you're in the water before breakfast.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003ENew to the reef? 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That's close to a third of the world's soft coral species, and one of the highest coral diversities of any reef on the planet.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Ch3\u003EIs coral a plant or an animal?\u003C/h3\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECoral is an animal. Each coral colony is made up of many small polyps, soft-bodied invertebrates related to jellyfish and sea anemones. Hard corals also build a limestone skeleton, which is what gives reefs their structure.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Ch3\u003EWhat is the most common coral on the Great Barrier Reef?\u003C/h3\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBranching corals from the Acropora group, including staghorn coral, are the most widespread and diverse hard corals on the reef. 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