Black coral tree (Antipathes sp.), and Snake star (Astrobrachion constrictum) that can grow to 2 m long

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Black coral tree (Antipathes sp.) and Snake star (Astrobrachion constrictum) that can grow to two metres long; it feeds on the protein-enriched mucus produced by the Black coral polyps, Solitary Islands, New South Wales, Australia

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Location: Solitary Islands, New South Wales, Australia
Photo credit: © Becca Saunders / Auscape / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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