Long polyp leather coral, Sarcophyton sp., from the Coral Triangle, Brunei Darussalam, South China Sea.

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This species of leather corals has distinctive long polyps, which filtrate the water for small zooplankton.

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Size: 4582px × 3055px
Location: Brunei, Tutong
Photo credit: © Rasmus Loeth Petersen / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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