See text Discosoma is a genus of cnidarians in the order Corallimorpharia.

[4] Most species are disc-shaped and produce large amounts of mucus.

[4] There are a great variety of colors, including metallic and fluorescent shades and striped and spotted patterns.

[4] Discosoma gather food particles from the water.

Some species absorb nutrients produced by zooxanthellae, photosynthetic dinoflagellates living in their tissues in a symbiotic relationship.