Long, elegant buildings that looked as if they were made of sea coral.

In one vitrine, sea coral, highly prized, appears in its natural state, as an impressive bright-red trident.

The basic materials used were sea corals, limestone, and balayong (native black wood) which were abundant in the area then.

The picture that emerged of the creatures that built the glass castle was of something that worked like sea corals.

Some are reminiscent of sea coral.

A genetic manipulation of ordinary sea coral, it was the cheapest building material known.

Protecting large areas from bottom trawling is the only effective way to protect deep sea corals and the myriad species that live among them.

"About 90 percent of the heel bone is the trabecular stuff that looks like sea coral," he said.

The Miami Terrace and other areas of deep sea coral can be damaged by certain kinds of fishing gear such as bottom trawling or dredging.

On each shelf is what looks like sea coral.