Mushroom coral, Herpolitha limax, from the Coral Triangle, South China Sea, Brunei Darussalam.

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Mushroom corals are large single coral polyps, which retract their tentacles during day time and filter feed at night.

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Size: 3413px × 2017px
Location: Brunei, Tutong
Photo credit: © Rasmus Loeth Petersen / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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