Alex Mustard / A Symmeterical brain coral (Pseudodiploria strigosa) spawning at night, releasing pink and white bundles of eggs and sperm from the polyps within its grooves, East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, B...
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Alex Mustard / A Symmeterical brain coral (Pseudodiploria strigosa) spawning at night, releasing pink and white bundles of eggs and sperm from the polyps within its grooves, East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, B...
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Alex Mustard / A Symmeterical brain coral (Pseudodiploria strigosa) spawning at night, releasing pink and white bundles of eggs and sperm from the polyps within its grooves, East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, B...
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Alex Mustard / A Symmetrical brain coral (Pseudodiploria strigosa) preparing to spawn at night, showing the bundles of eggs and sperm within the polyps prior to their synchronous release, with a Triplefin (Helcogram...
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Alex Mustard / A Symmeterical brain coral (Pseudodiploria strigosa) preparing to spawn at night, with one gamete bundle beginning to be released, East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West Indies, Caribbea...
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Alex Mustard / Two photos of a Symmeterical brain coral (Pseudodiploria strigosa) spawning at night, showing views before and during the release of the gamete bundles, East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British...
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Alex Mustard / A Symmeterical brain coral (Pseudodiploria strigosa) preparing to spawn at night, with one gamete bundle beginning to be released, East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West Indies, Caribbea...
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Alex Mustard / A Symmeterical brain coral (Pseudodiploria strigosa) spawning at night by releasing pink and white bundles of eggs and sperm from its polyps, East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West Indie...
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Alex Mustard / Three Ruby brittlestars (Ophioderma rubicundum) climbing a Symmeterical brain coral (Pseudodiploria strigosa) as it spawns at night in late summer. East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West...
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Alex Mustard / Brain coral (Pseudodiploria strigosa) poylps capturing a planktonic worm, photographed under blue light to excite the fluorescence. The coral polyps glow green and the worm glows orange. The coral pol...
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Alex Mustard / Brain coral (Pseudodiploria strigosa) close focus wide angle view. Photograph is not digital manipulated, but taken with a fisheye lens placed very close to the coral with flashes aimed to illuminate...
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Alex Mustard / Secretary blenny (Acanthemblemaria maria) peering out of a boulder brain coral (Colpophyllia natans) East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West Indies, Caribbean Sea.