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Juergen Freund / Bean shaped polyps of an Anchor coral (Euphyllia ancora), a large polyp stony (LPS) coral. Misool, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia.
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Norbert Wu / Orange Tube Coral (Tubastraea aurea) polyps extended only at night, Dutch Antilles, Caribbean
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Chris Newbert / Stony Coral (Acropora sp) and baitfish, Solomon Islands
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Chris Newbert / Right-handed Hermit Crab (Paguritta sp) colony in Hump Coral (Porites sp), Solomon Islands
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Chris Newbert / Hermit Crab (Paguritta gracilipes) in Hump Coral (Porites sp) 30 feet deep, Solomon Islands
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Chris Newbert / Mushroom Coral (Fungia fungites) detail, Palau
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Fred Bavendam / Staghorn Coral (Acropora cervicornis) colony with an extensive bleached area at its center, Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea
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Fred Bavendam / Fusilier (Caesio sp) school streaming over a vast field of Disc Coral (Turbinaria reniformis), Manado, Sulawesi, Indonesia
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Fred Bavendam / Stony Coral (Acropora sp) colony releasing egg-sperm bundles during the mass coral spawning each March at Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia
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Fred Bavendam / Staghorn Coral (Acropora cervicornis) colony releasing egg-sperm bundles during the mass coral spawning each March at Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia
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Fred Bavendam / Stony Coral (Acropora sp) colony releasing egg-sperm bundles during the annual mass coral spawning on the Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia