Staghorn coral polyp (<i>Acropora muricata</i>) emerging in low light (VIDEO)

Marine Biological Laboratory

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This is a Staghorn coral polyp (Acropora muricata) emerging in low light. The coral tissue is green, the photosynthetic algae are magenta. This video won first place in Nikon's 2019 Small World in Motion contest.

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Philippe Laissue, University of Essex/MBL

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