FACTS ABOUT THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM OF CORAL
- Corals feed on small shrimp and zooplankton
- Food enters through the mouth which leads to the stomach cavity
- The stomach cavity is partitioned by longitudinal membranes called mesenteries.
- Mesenteries increase the surface area of the stomach cavity which aids in digestion
- The edges of the mesenteries in reef-building corals support long mobile filaments.
- These mesentery filaments can protrude through the mouth to capture food.