Coral polyps (IMAGE) Arizona State University Caption Coral polyps: Close-up view of the Hawaiian coral Porites compressa growing on a reef in South Kona, Hawaiʻi. Credit Greg Asner Usage Restrictions with photo credit in all cases License Original content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.