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sea soft coral Rhodactis macro photo, selective focus

Brain coral close up textures under the ocean

Yellow leather coral Sarcophyton elegans undersea, Red Sea, Egypt, Sharm El Sheikh, Montazah Bay

Colorful coral colony as seen fro super close up macro view. Details of individual coral polyps on heathy coral reef in the coral triangle

Colorful, picturesque coral reef at bottom of tropical sea, soft coral Sarcophyton, underwater landscape

$Brauns Pughead Pipefish Bulbonaricus brauni occurs in the tropical Eastern Indian Ocean off Sumatra, Indonesia and from Western Australia and in the Western Central Pacific in Palau and Japan solitary or in pairs in a depth range from 1 to 10m, max. standard length 5.5cm. The habitat is dendrophyllid corals, in this case Galaxea astreata. \nAdults lack dorsal and pectoral fins, they easily move around within large plate corals or between the polyps of Galaxea corallites. \nAfter fecundation, the eggs of amber yellow or orange colour, the male carries them in a brood pouch which is found under the tail. The brood pouch is partially embedded by the epithelial tissue rich in capillaries that provide oxygen to the embryos.\nLembeh Strait, Indonesia \n1°27'34.836 N 125°13'17.046 E at 9m depth$

A reef-building coral growing on a reef in Indonesia has lost its symbiotic zooxanthellae which is known as coral bleaching.

Toadstool Leather Coral Detail - Sarcophyton glaucum.

a white Shallow Water Starlet Coral (Siderastrea radians) underwater in white sand near Exuma Islands in the Bahamas

The landscape of the beaches of Bali, Pulo Aceh at low tide near dusk with colored reefs and sunset

Pachyseris sp. - Agariciidae Stony Coral - Hard Coral Close up on coral reef of Maldives.

Reishi mushrooms are growing within light and temperature control room.

Ultra underwater macro shots on Acropora SPS coral

$The appearance of this pretty coral belies its aggressive behavior. Many individual coral polyps form colonies which join together at the base of their skeletons. These colonies grow to form branches, columns, solid colonies that are dome-shaped, or colonies that adhere close to the substrate. Colonies may be meters across and sometimes whole sections of a reef face are covered exclusively by one branching Goniopora species. Goniopora lobata, daisy coral, is named for its extremely large, flower-like polyps, and can grow to cover areas of six to ten meters. Each polyp has 24 long and fleshy tentacles that are normally extended day and night, although these quickly retract when touched revealing the massive skeletons beneath. Each Goniopora species differs in the shape and colour of their polyps, which allows their identification underwater. \nThe species occurs in the Indian and Pacific Oceans; from the coast of Mozambique, to the Red Sea, and east to northern Australia, southern Japan and Hawaii. \nFlowerpot corals are most commonly found in turbid water protected from strong wave action.Flowerpot corals are capable of developing elongated sweeper polyps, like the sweeper tentacles of other corals, which can inflict severe tissue damage on a coral within their reach. It is therefore unusual to see other coral species growing close to the flowerpot coral, and it is believed that this adaptation benefits the flowerpot coral in the intense competition for space on the reef. \nFlowerpot corals have separate male and female colonies (not all corals do) which release sperm and eggs into the water for external fertilisation. The fertilised egg develops into a free-swimming larva that will eventually settle on the substrate and develop into new colonies.\nTriton Bay, Indonesia \n3°54'52.062 S 134°7'21.384 E at 17m depth$

Least valley coral or brain coral (Leptoria phrygia) undersea, Red Sea, Egypt, Sharm El Sheikh, Montazah Bay

Coral reefs such as this Moon coral, have intricate natural patterns in the shape of moon craters. Full frame background image.

Detail of hard coral in brown. Closeup photo of the underwater life of a coral reef, perfect for texture or science background

Tropical aquarium, tropical waters sea anemone macro close up tentacles

Amazing pattern of dead brain coral washed up on the beach at low tide

tube sponges on a tropical coral reef or saltwater aquarium

$Flowerpot Corals Goniopora sp. occurs in the Indian and Pacific Oceans; from the coast of Mozambique, to the Red Sea, and east to northern Australia, southern Japan and Hawaii. This is a young colony. \nThe appearance of this pretty coral belies its aggressive behavior. Colonies may be meters across and sometimes whole sections of a reef face are covered exclusively by one branching Goniopora species. The species with extremely large, flower-like polyps, can grow to cover areas of six to ten meters. Each polyp has 24 long and fleshy tentacles that are normally extended day and night, although these quickly retract when touched, revealing the massive skeletons beneath. \nFlowerpot corals are most commonly found in turbid water protected from strong wave action. Flowerpot corals are capable of developing elongated sweeper polyps, like the sweeper tentacles of other corals, which can inflict severe tissue damage on a coral within their reach. It is therefore unusual to see other coral species growing close to the flowerpot coral, and it is believed that this adaptation benefits the flowerpot coral in the intense competition for space on the reef. \nFlowerpot corals have separate male and female colonies (not all corals do) which release sperm and eggs into the water for external fertilisation. The fertilised egg develops into a free-swimming larva that will eventually settle on the substrate and develop into new colonies.\nLembeh Strait, Indonesia \n1°28'55.728 N 125°14'17.256 E at 7m depth$

Beautiful and colorful corals in a marine aquarium

Orange Scalefin anthias fish Fire coral and Grape ( Plerogyra sinuoasa ) coral deep in tropical sea. Underwater photography sea life, coral reef. Scuba Diver Point of View,

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