Organ pipe coral - Tubipora musica

These delicate coral polyp tentacles belong to a colony of organ pipe coral, Tubipora musica. The hard pipe-like exoskeleton of each polyp is bright red and are fused together to form stunning formations. this photo represents about 20mm of a much larger colony.

25 June 2012

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