Put Your Brain To The Test!

PUT YOUR BRAINS TO THE TEST!

In our last post, we showed you how to identify the following brain coral species in the Caribbean:

  1. Grooved brain coral
  2. Boulder brain coral
  3. Symmetrical brain coral
  4. Knobby brain coral
  5. Maze coral (not actually a brain coral, but is often confused with them)

Now it’s time to put your skills to the test! Can you identify the brain coral species below?

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