[3][4] Cladopsammia manuelensis are described as having a dull olive to orangey body with orange and yellow shaded tentacles extruding from the polyp.

C. manuelensis is also a part of the order Scleractinia and therefore is a stony coral species, which simply means they have a hard skeleton body.

[9] Several species of the genus Cladopsammia are also being discovered near the coasts of Korea, Japan, and the Marquesas Islands in French Polynesia but C. manuelensis has yet to be located in those regions.

[2] C. manuelensis capture detritus by sticking out the tentacles of their polyp, which can be contracted and retracted from the body for feeding, and collecting whatever lands on them.

Larval dispersal is when organisms release their larvae into the water column, allowing them to spread to new habitats, avoid competition, and become more genetically diverse.

Recycling and disposing of trash properly keeps garbage from making its way into the ocean, rivers, estuaries, lakes, and streams, which prevents harmful chemicals and debris from polluting the planet.

Another easy way to help protect corals is to save energy and use eco-friendly modes of transportation, both of which limit the use of greenhouse gases and therefore reduce the advance of ocean acidification and rising water temperatures.