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Merulina Rigida

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Dive deep into the depths of this stony horn coral. Get lost within the forest of branches.

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Merulina rigida, commonly known as horn coral, are found in lagoons. These stony, branching horn coral have fragile angular branches, ridges, and white or blue-green with reddish-brown tentacles that extend during the day.

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Science

Keywords

green, brown, cream, fluorescent, cyano-red, coral ocean, Invertebrate Zoology, horn coral, spine coral, reef, animal, oceanography, environmental education, ocean, ecosystem

Updated

May 19 2022

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