PUT YOUR BRAINS TO THE TEST!
In our last post, we showed you how to identify the following brain coral species in the Caribbean:
- Grooved brain coral
- Boulder brain coral
- Symmetrical brain coral
- Knobby brain coral
- 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?
Photos by Natalia Hurtado and Casey Harris
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