Bubble Coral

Plerogyra sinuosa

Description:

Coral has vesicles resembling bubbles up to 2.5 cm

Habitat:

Tropical waters of Indo-Pacific Ocean.

Notes:

It is a zooxanthellate species of coral and it means that it obtains most of its nutritional needs from the symbiotic dinoflagellates that live inside its soft tissues.

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10 Comments

Christine Y. 6 years ago

Awesome, congratulations Marek!

AntónioGinjaGinja 6 years ago

Beautiful shot Marek,congrats and thanks for sharing

Felix Fleck 6 years ago

Nice one, Marek! Congrats.

Marek Koszorek 6 years ago

Thanks SukanyaDatta :)

SukanyaDatta 6 years ago

What a wonderful spotting. Thank you!

Marek Koszorek 6 years ago

Thank you Daniele 😀

DanielePralong 6 years ago

Congratulations Marek, your Bubble Coral is our Spotting of the Day:

"This rather otherworldly Bubble Coral (Plerogyra sinuosa) is our Spotting of the Day! The bubble-like structures of this coral can increase their surface area depending on the amount of light available. They get larger during the day, to expose the coral's symbiotic algae, or "zooxanthellae", to more light. This coral is subject to threats of climate change and reef habitat destruction, and has been assessed as "near threatened" by the International Union for Conservation of Nature".

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