This bamboo coral (Keratoisis sp.) was oriented perpendicular to the current, which can be advantageous to polyps in order to catch plankton.
Bamboo Coral
Image courtesy of the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, Gulf of Mexico 2018.
This bamboo coral (Keratoisis sp.) was oriented perpendicular to the current, which can be advantageous to polyps in order to catch plankton. Download larger version (jpg, 645 KB).
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