Photographer: Paul Osmond
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A purple Egg or Allied Cowry (Prosimnia semperi) living on a coral. One of the best examples of marine camouflage, this species is almost indistinguishable from its coral habitat, especially when the coral has its polyps extended.
Image taken at night on a coral reef on the northern section of the Great Barrier Reef in Queensland, Australia.
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· Date: Fri October 12, 2007 · Reference ID: all/22007-01-06_08-06-56 · Views: 13643 ·
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Keywords: cowry cowries allied egg mollusk cypraaeidae gastropod blend hidden camoflauge tropical pacific
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Closed Coral Mat
Paul Osmond
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