Conceptually similarTED M. KINSMANFluorescent CoralSS2526037BW6512Rights ManagedTED M. KINSMANFluorescent CoralSS2526038BW6513Rights ManagedTED M. KINSMANFluorescent Coral in in White LightSS2526035BW6510Rights ManagedTED M. KINSMANFluorescent CoralSS2526039BW6514Rights ManagedTED M. KINSMANFluorescent Coral in UV lightSS2526044BW6519Rights ManagedTED M. KINSMANFluorescent Coral in UV LightSS2526032BW6507Rights ManagedTED M. KINSMANFluorescent Coral in UV LightSS2526033BW6508Rights ManagedTED M. KINSMANFluorescent Coral in UV LightSS2526034BW6509Rights ManagedTED M. KINSMANFluorescent Coral in UV LightSS2526030BW6505Rights ManagedView AllView more with similar tones Fluorescent CoralLicense type:Rights ManagedUnique identifier:SS2526036Legacy Identifier:BW6511Description:An image of Cycloseris erosa coral in Short wave UV Light showing green Fluorescence. This species of coral will glow brightly when illuminated in ultra-violet(UV) light. Corals in the genus Cycloseris are mostly solitary and free living, some attaining 10 centimetres in diameter. The discs are either round or oval and the central mouth, which is surrounded by tentacles, may be a slit. The polyp sits in a calcareous cup, the corallite, and only extends its tentacles to feed at night. It is thought the glow may attract symbiotic algae, or protect the coral from the intense ultraviolet light of the Sun in shallow water. This image is part of a series showing the identical specimen in white light and UV light.Credit:Ted Kinsman / Science SourceSize:4868px × 3744px (~52 MB)Get PricingHow Will The Visual Be Used?ShareRelated Virtual folders:Explore Science Source ImagesKeywords:animal-biofluorescence-biofluorescent-biology-colony-colorful-coral-corals-cycloseris-cycloseris erosa-disc coral-disk coral-double-fluorescent-fluorescing-fungid coral-fungiid coral-glowing-glows-lit up-marine-marine biology-photo-polyp-polyps-salt water-saltwater-sea life-sealife-sequence-series-short-wave uv-shortwave uv light-solitary coral-ultraviolet-ultra-violet-underwater-uv-water-Wildlife-zoologyModel release:N/AParent folder:17239