Open brain coral (Trachyphyllia geoffroyi). Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

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Open brain coral (Trachyphyllia geoffroyi). The Trachyphyllia Brain Coral is also referred to as a Folded Brain, or Crater Coral and is a large polyp stony (LPS) coral. It may have a folded, or figure-eight shape. Its genus name, Trachyphyllia, comes from the Greek trachys (rough) plus phyllon (leaf) because it resembles a rough leaf lying on the sandy bed.

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Size: 7360px × 4912px
Location: North Sulawesi Indonesia
Photo credit: © Georgette Apol / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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