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REEF-BUILDING TEAM Algae set up home in a lettuce coral off the Cayman Islands. They produce nutrients which the polyps feed on.
Every day, reef-building corals rely on food made by microscopic algae living inside their bodies. These algae, called zooxanthellae, live very much like plants. They soak up the energy in the warm tropical sunshine and use it to make sugars and other nutritious substances.
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