Slow-motion underwater footage of a vast field of staghorn coral reef in the crystal clear water. high resolution, cinematic

Staghorn coral - Alchetron, The Free Social Encyclopedia

Staghorn hermit crabs are a unique species of hermit crab due to their shell biology, which is also where they get their name. Their shells are alive and growing; while they may look like coral, they are actually a species of hydrocoral. Hydrocorals are colonial hydroids and are more closely related to jellyfish than true corals, as they are in the same family, cnidaria. Early into the staghorn's lifecycle, a small polyp of these hydroids lands on their shells and over time eats away at the shel

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