Green fan coral and sea fan gorgonians on pristine reef, Gorgonacea

Green fan coral and sea fan gorgonians on pristine reef, both extending polyps into ocean currents to capture passing plankton, Fiji., Gorgonacea, Tubastrea micrantha, natural history stock photograph, photo id 31459
Green fan coral and sea fan gorgonians on pristine reef, both extending polyps into ocean currents to capture passing plankton, Fiji.

Species: Black sun coral, Gorgonian, Gorgonacea, Tubastrea micrantha
Location: Vatu I Ra Passage, Bligh Waters, Viti Levu Island, Fiji
Image ID: 31459
Lat/Long: -17.27892, 178.47501 (Coordinates: 17° 16' 44.12" S, 178° 28' 30.02" E)
Format: Digital 3:2
Keywords: alcyonacea, animalia, anthozoa, black sun coral, black tube coral, bligh waters, cnidaria, coral, coral reef, corallimorpharia, dendrophylliidae, fiji, fiji islands, fijian islands, gorgonacea, gorgonian, island, marine, nature, oceania, octocorallia, pacific ocean, reef, scleractinia, sea fan, south pacific, tropical, tubastrea, tubastrea micrantha, underwater, vatu i ra, vatu i ra passage, viti levu
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