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| Title | Orange sun coral - Tubastrea faulkneri |
| License | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/ |
| Rating | 2.5 |
| Vetted | Untrusted |
| Description | T. faulkneri is a large polyp stony coral found in Australian waters. Even though it is a stony coral, it is solitary so it's skeletons do not form reefs. It differs from many other stony corals in that it does not contain symbiotic algae - zooxanthellae - so does not derive food from sunlight. This means it can live in deeper waters. You can see in this photo that the polyp tentacles are clear - that is due to the absence of algae cells. |
| Original URL | https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7394/11508332763_eba40cdc98_o.jpg |
| photographer | John Turnbull |
| provider | Flickr: EOL Images |
