Lobophyllia coral fluorescing
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This image is part of the feature Underwater Fluorescence
Credit: LOUISE MURRAY/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY
Caption: Lobophyllia coral fluorescing under blue light. Some species of coral emit a fluorescent glow. It is thought the glow may attract symbiotic algae, or protect the coral from the intense ultraviolet light of the sun in shallow water. Photographed in the Red Sea, Egypt.
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