Close up of Leptoseris (IMAGE)

University of Hawaii at Manoa

Close up of Leptoseris

Caption

A magnified view of the polyps from a deep water Leptoseris sp. Note what appears to be vestigial tentacles (which do not extend) surrounding some of the polyps. There are identical bulbs of tissue protruding between some of the septocostae in between the polyps.

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Sam Kahng

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