A new coral species found.

[Coral Dreams]

Hi Fellow Reefers,

Just sharing the news.

link: A new coral reef species from the Gambier Islands, French Polynesia

 

[whixley101]

I read about this yesterday. It has the skeletal structure of an LPS but the qualities of and SPS if i read the article correct. It makes no sense to me because of the depths of water they were found in. Very high flow and little light. Just my two cents.

 

[Coral Dreams]

Found more details on this here you go.

Echinophyllia tarae sp. n. (Cnidaria, Anthozoa, Scleractinia), a new reef coral species from the Gambier Islands, French Polynesia - Pensoft