Octopus Coral (17”x13”x7”) Handmade Shallow-water populations are known to

Shallow-water populations are known to have symbiotic algae living within their cells

They can be found from West Mexico to Peru

These were produced by Nature and are not all the same

the ivory bush coral builds a skeleton of calcium carbonate – a compound that will become increasingly more rare as the ocean acidifies (a phenomenon caused by the ocean’s absorption of acidic carbon dioxide from the atmosphere)

the Lightning Whelk has a left-handed shell (shell opening to the right with shell spire pointing “up”)

Octopus Coral (17”x13”x7”) Handmade Shallow-water populations are known toOctopus coral is a beautiful white ocean coral. Octopus coral have tentacle like branches with small cup shaped structures, the branches typically stem out from a central trunk and angle upward. Branches are typically 1 to 3 inches thick Coral is a wonderful accent piece for your beach or vacation home but is just a stunning in more traditional settings. We absolutely love mixing coral with our vintage industrial decor, we find it softens the look and