blue sponge between sun coral tubastrea blue sponge between sun coral Buzios island, Ilhabela, Sao Paulo, Brazil

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Sun corals belong to a group of corals known as large-polyp stony corals. This means that while they produce a hard skeleton, they do not build reefs.[2] Different species have polyps in a variety of colors, including yellow, orange, and shades of black.

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Location: Buzios island, Ilhabela, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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Keywords: blue, brazil, buzios, coral, dendrophylliidae, ilhabela, island, paulo, polyps, sao, sponge, sun, tegusensis, tubastrea