#millepora

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Yeah, we got polyp extension 😎

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Amazing ceramic sculptures from Bordeaux based contemporary artist Juliette Clovis @julietteclovis at https://www.julietteclovis.com/ "Millepora", Limoges porcelain, enamel, on glaze colours and gold luster hand painted, 34 x 35 x 27cm, 2016, © Juliette Clovis

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La mia prima Acropora millepora australiana Grazie a Deborah Abbasciano di Ondanomala al Petsfestival 2018 #acropora #millepora #acroporamillepora #acroporaaussie #acroporaaustralia #milleporaaustralia #australiana #deborahabbasciano #ondanomala #petsfestival #petsfestival2018 #vargasreef #lamiaprimaaustraliana #corals #coral #sps #reeflovers #spslovers https://www.instagram.com/p/BpP-I8WhalY/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1lj83qifhjl0z

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Artist: Oniks Track: Millepora (Max M Remix) --- RIP to Max_M, real beauty

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Fire Coral

Millepora alcicornis

Millepora translates into a thousand pores, while alcicornis means elk-horn (one of the shapes it may look like). They are named fire coral because of their painful sting to humans.

Family: Milleporidae (Fire Coral)

Fun Fact: Fire coral are in the class Hydrozoa, and contain specialized polyps. Normally there are specific polyps for reproduction, a certain kind for digestion and eating, and one kind of poiyp for stinging.

Habitat: They are endemic to reefs of the Carribean Sea (from Florida to Brazil).

Ecosystem Role: "Paralyse prey with nematocysts (stinging cells) , then draw into mouth opening" (ADW). They are preyed upon by filefish. They also provide protection for many smaller species of marine life.

Conservation Status: Least Concern

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Fire Coral (Millepora alcicornis): the stingy bits by Eric Burgers on Flickr.

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Fire coral, Millepora alcicornis by H Ormel on Flickr.

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Fire Coral by Yo’s underwater pics on Flickr.