Stylophora pistillata alias Cat's Paw Coral

Stylophora pistillata

Cat's Paw Coral

code: WHTFT0259

code: WHTFT0258

code: WHTFT0260

code: WHTFT0257

Exif Keywords: Meer, Meerestier, Meerestiere, Niedere Tiere, Wirbellose, Invertebrata, Invertebrate, Invertebrates, Korallenriff, coral reef, Cnidaria, Hohltiere, Hohltier, Koralle, Korallen, coral
Exif ImageDescription: Stylophora pistillata, Griffelkoralle, Cat's Paw 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

Stylophora pistillata

Cat's Paw Coral