Great star coral colony (Montastraea cavernosa). The colony is comprised of many individual polyps that remain withdrawn within during the daytime, as

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Great star coral colony (Montastraea cavernosa). The colony is comprised of many individual polyps that remain withdrawn within during the daytime, as seen here. For an image of the coral at night, see Z145/0443. Photographed in Bonaire, in the Netherlands Antilles.

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