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Alcyonium digitatum
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Dead man’s fingers is a colonial soft coral that forms thick, fleshy and irregular masses, which are often finger-like in appearance. The colour varies and may be pink, orange, white, grey, or yellow. When submerged, the individual polyps that make up the colony are visible. Each polyp bears eight small tentacles, which gives the colonies a feathery appearance and has earned them the name of ‘dead man’s fingers’ as they appear to be decomposing.
A little soft. Getting focus in current at 15-20 meters isnt easy with this camera. |
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A very unusual coral Joar. Unlike any I've seen in the pacific.
I bet the sea is colder there too.
An interesting shot with great composition.
Well done.
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