Feb 28, 2024
Coral photos by David Hall
Top left: Wire coral (Cirrhipathes spp.)
Top right: Red sea whips (Ellisella spp.)
Bottom left: Soft coral (Dendronephthya spp.) with a brittlestar
Bottom right: Staghorn coral (Acropora spp.)
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Coral photos by David Hall
Top left: Wire coral (Cirrhipathes spp.)
Top right: Red sea whips (Ellisella spp.)
Bottom left: Soft coral (Dendronephthya spp.) with a brittlestar
Bottom right: Staghorn coral (Acropora spp.)
Wire Coral, Lembeh Strait, Indonesia
Photographer: Ross Gudgeon
Goby by rbuurveld
Title: Wire Coral Location: Fiji Camera: NIKON D800E Lens: AF-S Micro Nikkor 60mm f/2.8G ED Settings: 1/200, f/36, ISO640 Housing: Subal ND800 Strobes: 2 x INON Z240 Originally appeared at: http://marek.wylon.com
Wire Coral (Cirrhipathes leukeni)
is a species of colonial black coral found throughout the Caribbean and surrounding warm waters. True to its name this coral forms into a 10 foot long wire-like stalk that coils and twists into various shapes. This stalk is covered with tentacles in which the colony uses to collect its food.
Phylogeny
Animalia-Cnidaria-Anthozoa-Hexacorallia-Antipatharia-Cirrhipahtes-leukeni
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