The sinuous tissue of a hard coral, Leptoria sp., glows fluorescent under UV light at night. The evolutionary advantage of fluorescence in corals is still a mystery. Buyat Bay, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean


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The sinuous tissue of a hard coral, Leptoria sp., glows fluorescent under UV light at night. The evolutionary advantage of fluorescence in corals is still a mystery. Buyat Bay, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
Credit to: Blue Planet Archive / Ethan Daniels

Image dimensions: 5400x3600

URL for this image: https://pictures.blueplanetarchive.com/image/I0000VY0P0EmDS.4

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