Brain coral in all its glory! Thanks to @kerrie.burow 📸🥰 . These incredibly iconic and easy to identify corals are also quite unusual in smaller scale! 🔎 . Their polyps are much more closely connected! Not only their skeletons (like most other species) but also polyp tissues are connected. Some scientists claim that makes them a more advanced coral species! 🏆 . However, it's not all that peachy. While the close integration helps with transfering nutrients and oxygen, it also helps any pathogens to spread much faster! ☠️ . Check out our last series of posts, where we talked about Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease, particularly dangerous for brain corals! You can check out our #igreels as well! 🎥 . 👉 Follow @freshnsaltyeco to get a clue in the blue! . . . #clueintheblue #freshnsalty #braincoral #photorepost #coraldisease #savethereef #coralreef #wildlifephotographer #marinebiodiversity #oceandecade #OnlyOneOcean #fishphotography #marinecreatures #marinewildlife #underwaterimages #uwphotographer #uwphoto #divingphoto #marinebiology #oceanconservancy #wildlifephotography #underwaterphotography https://www.instagram.com/p/CNfT41_BTTa/?igshid=5cs6lswnjodl
