A mushroom leather coral, Sarcophyton sp., has retracted its polyps as it grows near the edge of a mangrove forest.
A mushroom leather coral, Sarcophyton sp., has retracted its polyps at it grows at the mouth of a mangrove channel where it receives some sunlight and some planktonic food. Wayag, Raja Ampat, Papua, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean.
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Location: Wayag, Raja Ampat, Papua, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
Photo credit: © Ethan Daniels / Alamy / Afripics
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