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Lobophyllia corymbosa Coral Broadcast Spawning

This is a colony of Lobophyllia corymbosa hard coral engaged in broadcast spawning. Some eggs are visible on the left side of the image, floating through streams of sperm. Nearby colonies of the same species released gametes in synchrony.

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This is a colony of Lobophyllia corymbosa hard coral engaged in broadcast spawning. Some eggs are visible on the left side of the image, floating through streams of sperm. Nearby colonies of the same species released gametes in synchrony.