Tag: Polyps

A magnificent pink soft coral extends elegantly into the water column against a deep blue background. The delicate, branching polyps of the coral form an impressive tree-like structure, while diverse reef life with hard corals and small reef fish is visible in the foreground.
A magnificent soft coral with vivid pink and violet polyps unfolds against deep blue water. The branching coral formation displays its characteristic tree-like structure with countless small polyps that appear like blossoms.
A diver hovers beside a magnificent pink-red soft coral on a colourful reef wall. The coral displays its characteristic branching polyps in full bloom, while the deep blue of the ocean and further reef inhabitants are visible in the background.
A vivid red soft coral extends its polyps against the deep blue water, surrounded by yellowish hard corals. The high-contrast scene captures the colourful diversity of a tropical coral reef.
A magnificent coral reef scene with vivid pink soft corals in the foreground with fully extended polyps. The reef shows an impressive diversity with hard and soft corals in various colours from pink through yellow to orange, against the characteristic deep blue background of the open water.
A macro shot of the pink-red polyps of a soft coral. The corals display their typical structure with extended feeding tentacles in violet-pink tones.
A colourful soft coral displays its characteristic star-shaped polyps in vivid pink and orange against a pitch-black backdrop. The delicate, branching arms of the coral are completely covered with extended polyps actively filtering food from the water.
A whip coral shrimp (Pontonides ankeri) rests on its host coral. These small shrimps live in a symbiotic relationship with whip corals and are perfectly adapted to the colour and structure of their host, making them extremely well camouflaged.
A macro shot shows the delicate, whitish-pink polyps of a whip coral with several whip coral shrimps living on their host coral.
Two whip coral shrimps (Pontonides ankeri) rest on their host coral. These small shrimps live in a symbiotic relationship with whip corals and are perfectly adapted to the colour and structure of their host, making them extremely well camouflaged.
A pink-reddish pygmy seahorse (approx. 1 cm) sits in its host coral.
A detail shot of soft corals shows several star-shaped polyps with brightly glowing yellow-green centres. The individual tentacles are clearly visible, forming characteristic eight-armed structures typical of soft corals.
A colourful coral reef with vivid pink soft corals in the foreground with their polyps extended in the current. Further corals in yellow and brown tones are visible in the background, while the deep blue water offers a clear view into the open water.