Red whip coral (Ellisella sp.), filter feeder that extends polyps to feed when current is running. Papua New Guinea

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Keywords: auscape, branches, colonial, corals, ellisellidae, fan, feathery, gorgonian, invertebrates, life, marine, mark, ocean, reef, sea, spencer, underwater, whip