Sea fan coral. Close-up of a collected sea fan coral specimen. Sea fans are colonies of tiny coral organisms (polyps) that build hard structures around themselves for protection and support. Without the living coral polyps to impart colour,collected specimens display the bleached white colour of the calcium-based skeleton | |
Lizenzart: | Lizenzpflichtig |
Credit: | Science Photo Library / Bond, Martin |
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