Caption

Brain coral (Platygyra acuta), fight for settlement area, the brain coral used nettle poison to kill parts of the crustose coral Porites sp. Coral reef, reef top, shallow water area, Koh Samui Island, Gulf of Thailand, South China Sea, Thailand

Date

Sep 24, 2015

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Heinz Krimmer

Reference

BRK26A06_265

Model release

No

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

20,6Mb (1,7Mb) / 11,8in x 6,8in / 3543 x 2035 (300dpi)

Keywords

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