New Soft Coral from the Philippines (IMAGE)

California Academy of Sciences

New Soft Coral from the Philippines

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California Academy of Sciences biologist Gary Williams discovered this new species of soft coral while diving off the coast of Luzon Island in the Philippines during the museum's 2011 Philippine Biodviersity Expedition. The tree-like soft coral reaches heights of up to half a meter and extends all of its polyps at night to feed on plankton.

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Gary Williams, California Academy of Sciences

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