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Flower Soft Coral

Anthelia glauca

Description:

Also known as Waving Hand Coral and Wood's Polyp Coral. They feed on plankton, and grow to a length of about 25cm.

Habitat:

Found on reef flats at depths of 6 to 20m. Widespread in the Indo-Pacific region.

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2 Comments

MayraSpringmann
MayraSpringmann 11 years ago

Beautiful!

Maria dB
Maria dB 12 years ago

Underwater "flower garden"!

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Davao Del Norte, Philippines

Spotted on Jan 23, 2012
Submitted on Jan 25, 2012

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