The tentacles of a mushroom coral, Fungia sp., glow green with fluorescence under UV light. The reason for fluorescence in corals is still not understood. Buyat Bay, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean


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Image ID: 0154592-EDA-X.jpg

The tentacles of a mushroom coral, Fungia sp., glow green with fluorescence under UV light. The reason for fluorescence in corals is still not understood. 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/I0000wPppwkZ60O8