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Galaxea sp.
Stony coral with large polyps, and very characteristic-looking coralites (where the polyp sits in). This particular morph is unique to the Wakatobi, Indonesia. Here, at Sampela, the Galaxea corals take on a massive, somewhat encrusting formations, and strange "pillars" arise, like the one in the photo.
Tropical coastal waters
Spotted on Apr 6, 2010
Submitted on Jul 15, 2011
2 Comments
Thanks both! It was a huge colony, much bigger than I could have shown in one photo. It was amazing :)
it's super beautiful ! It must have been magic for real !