Truncatoflabellum veroni Bouquet at Gallery Aquatica

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The reef aquarium hobby is overwhelmingly dominated by photosynthetic coral species but azooxanthellate corals are incredibly abundant and diverse, just not so much in the shallow waters where ornamental corals are collected. One of the exceptions is the very interesting and unusual Truncatoflabellum veroni, a solitary non-photosynthetic coral with a flattened calyce resulting in a fascinating…
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