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Coral

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Rugosa land coral
"Canto Bight is like nowhere else in the galaxy. It's full of strange people and strange sights, all of them from somewhere else. But it's also a place where anyone can find a nook to call home. You'll be safe if you're careful."
"Like a coral reef? Where the giant razorback whale and the miniscule angel-pin shrimp can both find their niches?"
"Sure. Exactly like that."
―Teal and Flux[1]

Corals were non-moving plant-like organisms that secreted a hard external skeleton and grew either above ground or underwater depending on the species. Coral forests were hot and dry enviroments where reptiles and insects thrived.[2] The oceans of the planet Mon Cala were filled with lush coral reefs,[3] amid which the native Mon Calamari built beautiful, organic-looking cities.[4] Rugosa, a moon located in the vicinity of Toydaria, had "forests" of above-ground corals.[5] Similarly, a dry mesa covered in above-ground corals existed on the planet Atollon.[6] A massive coral reef covered the entire oceanic planet of Pillio.[7]

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Behind the scenes

In the 2017 reference book Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia, corals are classified as plants.[2] However, in real life, they are in fact sessile animals that secrete a calcareous skeleton.[8]

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Notes and references

  1. ↑ The Legends of Luke Skywalker
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia
  3. ↑ Mon Cala in the Databank (backup link)
  4. ↑ StarWars.com Encyclopedia Mon Calamari in the Encyclopedia (original site is defunct)
  5. ↑ Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Ambush"
  6. ↑ Star Wars Rebels — "The Mystery of Chopper Base"
  7. ↑ Pillio in the Databank (backup link)
  8. ↑ Are corals animals or plants? on National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) website (backup link archived on July 28, 2020)

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