Brain coral are part of the phylum Cnidaria, in a class called Anthozoa or "flower animals". During the day, brain coral use their tentacles for protection by wrapping them over the grooves on their surface. At night, they extend their tentacles to catch food. #TimelapseTuesday ⏳ | Science Channel

The knobby brain coral, Pseudodiploria clivosa, is a bouldering brain coral that is highly susceptible to stony coral tissue loss disease. This August, biologists at the Aquarium’s Center for Conservation observed this species spawn for the first time ever in the induced spawning lab! Kobby brain coral are known to spawn 8-10 days after the August full moon, and release gametes as late as 3:00 a.m. This makes them an ideal species to spawn in the lab! It allows the biologists to manipulate the s