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Disk coral
Turbinaria sp.
Order Scleractinia

There were a few specimens of Disk coral (Turbinaria sp.). These corals form plate-like structures with large, widely-spaced polyps. Colonies of Disk corals on Chek Jawa are about 15cm in diameter.

A closer look at the extended polyps.

 

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