Iramo scyphopolyp - Stephanoscyphus sp.

This strange coral/algae-like growth is actually the venomous polyp stage of a kind of jellyfish, and is also known as "iramo-scyphopolyp, Stephanoscyphus sp." For a scary image of what a sting can look like take a look at this web site.

18 July 2016

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