Seriatopora hystrix alias Bird's Nest Coral

Seriatopora hystrix

Bird's Nest Coral

code: WHTFT0254

code: WHTFT0252

code: WHTFT0253

code: WNTFT0114

Exif Keywords: Meer, Meerestier, Meerestiere, Niedere Tiere, Wirbellose, Invertebrata, Invertebrate, Invertebrates, Korallenriff, coral reef, Cnidaria, Hohltiere, Hohltier, Koralle, Korallen, coral
Exif ImageDescription: Seriatopora hystrix, Christusdorn-Koralle, Stachelbuschkoralle, Bird's Nest Coral

Scleractinia, also called Stony corals, are exclusively marine animals; they are very similar to sea anemones but generate a hard skeleton. They first appeared in the Middle Triassic and replaced tabulate and rugose corals that went extinct at the end of the Permian. Much of the framework of coral reefs is formed by scleractinians. ... Source:Wikipedia

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Hippocampus Bildarchiv

Seriatopora hystrix

Bird's Nest Coral