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Title: Bleached Star Coral Spawning. Cayman Islands.
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A bleached colony of mountainous star coral (Orbicella faveolata, previously Montastraea faveolata) spawning at night in late summer. This photo shows the synchronous release of bundles of eggs and sperm. East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West Indies. Caribbean Sea.
- British West Indies
- Caribbean Sea
- Cayman Islands
- coral reef
- eggs
- Grand Cayman
- reproduction
- sex
- tropical
- wide angle
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