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Colorful new corals bedeck the busy waters off Hong Kong, study shows

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Mongabay (India)

Publication Date
2022-07-11

In the eastern waters off Hong Kong, a group of scientists searching for coral-eating nudibranchs stumbled upon a colorful surprise: three new species of sun corals. These orange, purple and green corals belong to the genus Tubastraea, bringing the known members of this coral group from seven species to 10.

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https://news.mongabay.com/2022/07/colorful-new-corals-bedeck-the-busy-waters-off-hong-kong-study-shows/