At top are more Acroporid branching Staghorn corals: Acropora millepora & Acropora tenuis.
Below, 2 v. different specimens of Crispy Crust Coral, Merulina ampliata, of family Merulinidae.
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Here's 2 other genera of Anilao's Acroporid stony corals: Montipora pore corals, including the lovely cabbage corals on L & the pore coral Montipora hispida, TR.
LR is Isopora palifera.
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Hexacorals dominate the underwater landscape at Anilao, in particular the Hard Corals, Scleractinia, such as the Staghorn corals, Acroporidae including these great plate or table corals. #Batangas #Luzon #Philippines #Scleractinia #acroporidae #coral #corals #marinespecies 13/25