Oxylebius
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New aquarist have been trying to get rid of these for ages and now we come to find out that they help corals?
Here's a reef symbiosis you've likely never heard about. Tiny hydrozoan polyps that sit on the surfaces of stony corals can help keep corals safe from predation and infection.
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/blog/hydrozoan-coral-symbiosis
Hydrozoan polyps living on coral surface. Credit: S. Montano, Milan-Bicocca University
Here's a reef symbiosis you've likely never heard about. Tiny hydrozoan polyps that sit on the surfaces of stony corals can help keep corals safe from predation and infection.
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/blog/hydrozoan-coral-symbiosis
Hydrozoan polyps living on coral surface. Credit: S. Montano, Milan-Bicocca University