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Gem flower coral is a common name, also known as kaleidoscope coral. Laymen use common names, and not popular science texts, I will not write the scientific name.
For stony corals, I have always had a very headache, the length is similar, but there are differences, and there are many varieties, which is difficult to distinguish. In fact, there are many pictures of the accumulated coral species, but I dare not send them, and I really don't know it.
This gem flower coral is still easier to recognize, send this first.
Features: In fact, there are many varieties of gem flower corals, I will not distinguish, in general, a clump, the tentacles stretch out day and night to cover the coral reef, the coral insects are large, because of the different varieties, the tentacles are long, short and thick or white at the end....
There is also this coral that can refine horn-for-pore coral toxins. However, whether you will be poisoned if you accidentally touch it, you must further understand, and the diving companions should not touch them first.
Shenzhen distribution: common, widely distributed in and around the eastern seas of Shenzhen
Distribution in China: Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, the South China Sea island coast.
World distribution: Mediterranean, Indian Ocean coast
Filming location: Dongping Chau, Hong Kong (small island opposite Dapeng Jinsha Bay, Shenzhen)
Filming time: September 17, 2017
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