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Balanophyllia europaea
Pig-tooth corals are solitary hard corals with an oval shape. They grow to 4 to 6 cm in diameter and 2 cm in height. The body colour goes from light brown to green-brown, the polyp has almost transparent beaded tentacles which can have some red to yellow spots due to the presence of symbiotic micro-algae.
El clavel de mar es un coral duro solitario con forma oval. Crecen a 4 a 6 cm de diámetro y 2 cm de altura. El color va desde marrón claro a verde-marrón, el pólipo tiene tentáculos de cuentas casi transparentes que pueden tener un poco de rojo con manchas amarillas debido a la presencia de simbiótica microalgas.
Costa rocosa de La Manga. Mar Mediterráneo.
Spotted on Nov 27, 2015
Submitted on Nov 27, 2015
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