Astroides calycularis - Image

Coral - Astroides calycularis - Close up

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.


Leave a Comment:
Author
Your comment

Coral - Astroides calycularis - Close up

by Dieter


Uploaded on July 14, 2022


PrevSea lace bryozoan - ImageNextBlue Soft Coral - Dendronephthya - Image
Image Details
Camera: Canon
Model: Canon DIGITAL IXUS 120 IS
Creation Date: 2016:09:27 18:12:13
Image width: 1732 px
Image height: 1529 px
Image size: 1.61MB
Aperature: f/2.8
Exposure: 1/100
ISO - speed: 80

License for images free to download:
Creative Commons CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Please give the image a rating.

The average rating is 2.99.


Copyright © by Dieter Achtelstetter - All Rights Reserved

Admin