Sea fans under the water
Sea fan, (known as Gorgonia), are members of a genus of invertebrate marine animals of the suborder Holaxonia. It is a variety of soft coral composed of numerous polyps - cylindrical sessile forms - that grow together in a flat fanlike pattern. The polyps spread out their tentacles to form a plankton-catching net. In most cases the fan-shaped colonies grow across the current, which increases their ability to ensnare prey.
There are about 500 species of Gorgonia, and they differ markedly in their branching patterns. All, however, grow to approximately 60 cm in height. Sea fans are found in the shallow waters of all oceans like this in the Burmesian waters.
Under water photo of a sea fan coral during a dive at the Mergui Archipelago.
Pfriemer 29/06/2013 14:04
danke Euch für den Kommentar, doch versuche ich noch, das Grieseln wegzufiltern. Ich stelle das Foto neu ein.Gruß Wolfgang
Lindefotografie 28/06/2013 15:48
wieder ein wunderschönes Foto von Dir, LG, Bernd