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Creatures of the sea around Shenzhen (64): Stony coral (7) - Shield gyro coral

author:Qiu Dongping

Corals are the most headache species, with little difference and difficult to distinguish.

This is a shield-shaped gyro coral, this name is really a bit puzzling, and shield-shaped and gyro, like?

Creatures of the sea around Shenzhen (64): Stony coral (7) - Shield gyro coral

Photographed on September 17, 2017 in Dong Ping Chau, Hong Kong

Or how about adding a name? In fact, the coral cup is like a small circular crater, called crater coral how?

Creatures of the sea around Shenzhen (64): Stony coral (7) - Shield gyro coral

Domestic distribution: Common corals in Guangdong, Fujian, Taiwan and Hainan

World distribution: Corals are common in tropical and subtropical seas.

Creatures of the sea around Shenzhen (64): Stony coral (7) - Shield gyro coral
Creatures of the sea around Shenzhen (64): Stony coral (7) - Shield gyro coral

Photographed on September 24, 2017 in Dapeng Ji'ao Bay

Creatures of the sea around Shenzhen (64): Stony coral (7) - Shield gyro coral

Photographed on September 13, 2015 in Sanmen Ghost Bay, Huizhou

Published Corals (click to view):

Frost antler coral, gem flower coral, gem flower coral

Cross coral, elephant ear leather coral, moss-table staghorn coral,

Porous co-star corals

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