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Title: Star Coral Spawning
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Mountainous star coral (Orbicella faveolata, previously Montastraea faveolata) during the day and the same coral 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
- British West Indies. Caribbean Sea.
- Caribbean Sea
- Cayman Islands
- coral reef
- East End
- eggs
- Grand Cayman
- mountainous star coral: Orbicella faveolata
- previously Montastraea faveolata
- reproduction
- sex
- tropical
- wide angle
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