Astroides calycularis - Garden of Beauty
Colonial encrusting hard coral which forms extended pads of retractile polyps inside calcareous skeletons of varying prominence. A thermophilic species, it is more frequent in the southern region of the Mediterranean. Red and orange in colour. Lives on rocky bottoms with little light, from a few meters to over 50 meters. Maximum size 10 centimeters.
by Dieter
Uploaded on July 14, 2022
Camera: | Canon |
Model: | Canon DIGITAL IXUS 120 IS |
Creation Date: | 2016:10:31 19:14:12 |
Image width: | 1752 px |
Image height: | 1432 px |
Image size: | 1.54MB |
Aperature: | f/8.0 |
Exposure: | 1/60 |
ISO - speed: | 250 |
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