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December 20, 2020: "Pregnant" Coral

A “pregnant” coral seen during the Gulf of Mexico 2012 expedition. This is an octocoral, as evidenced by the eight tentacles you can see on its polyps. The white dots you see in its almost translucent body may be developing embryos – baby corals!

Image courtesy of the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, Gulf of Mexico Expedition 2012. Download larger version (jpg, 1.0 MB).

A “pregnant” coral seen during the Gulf of Mexico 2012 expedition. This is an octocoral, as evidenced by the eight tentacles you can see on its polyps. The white dots you see in its almost translucent body may be developing embryos — baby corals!

From: Exciting Observations.