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Bubble Coral

Plerogyra sinuosa

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Field Notes

Description:

Coral has vesicles resembling bubbles up to 2.5 cm

Habitat:

Tropical waters of Indo-Pacific Ocean.

Notes:

It is a zooxanthellate species of coral and it means that it obtains most of its nutritional needs from the symbiotic dinoflagellates that live inside its soft tissues.

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Comments (10)
DanielePralong
Congratulations Marek, your Bubble Coral is our Spotting of the Day: "This rather otherworldly Bubble Coral (Plerogyra sinuosa) is our Spotting of the Day! The bubble-like structures of this coral can increase their surface area depending on the amount of light available. They get larger during the day, to expose the coral's symbiotic algae, or "zooxanthellae", to more light. This coral is subject to threats of climate change and reef habitat destruction, and has been assessed as "near threatened" by the International Union for Conservation of Nature". Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/projectnoah/photos/a.10150595289465603.674700.10150120463815603/10160203194675603/?type=3&theater Twitter: https://twitter.com/projectnoah/status/975881206725337088
maplemoth662
A very pretty photo....very pretty colors....

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2018 Best Wildlife Photo
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PublishedMarch 19, 2018

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