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Millepora complanata
Photo take at 2 ft of water this kind of coral likes shallow waters. Colonies form thin, upright blades or plates that extend from an encrusting base. Colonies up to 50 cm. Outer edge of blades uneven with multiple extensions or short branches. The surface is smooth, covered with minute pores within which the polyps live. When the tiny polyps protrude, they appear as short, fine hairs.Brown to light creamy yellow, with white branch tips.
Inhabit shallow water reef tops, covering rock and dead corals. Usually in areas with some water movements, down to 15 m depth.Very common from Florida all the Caribbean to Brazil.
Spotted on Jun 23, 2012
Submitted on Jun 23, 2012
2 Comments
Thanks Argybee!
Beautiful scene Gerardo.