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Frank Peeters | all galleries >> Older Galleries >> Sharm El Sheikh October 2003 > Scolymia or Caulastrea
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04-OCT-2003

Scolymia or Caulastrea

According to our dive guide Ahmed, the coral on this picture is a species of scolymia. From comparing it to other coral pictures on the internet, it is more similar to caulastrea. However I'm not a biologist, so anyone who has an idea, don't hesitate to post some comments.

Olympus C-3040Z
1/125s f/8.0 at 12.2mm iso100 with Flash full exif

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Eric 13-Aug-2006 01:58
This coral is a Cynaria lacrymalis. (a.k.a."Button Coral" or "Owl's eye coral")