Pocillopora Damicornis | AquaNerd

Spectacular Footage of Corals Under Confocal Microscope

This video may have already been making the rounds for the past couple of months, but it’s certainly worth mentioning here considering its focus. Put together by the University of Hawaii and the Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology, the clip features up close footage of a popular aquarium specimen, the Pocillopora damincornis coral. As the [...]

Picture of the Week, Purple Pocillopora damicornis

Pictured in this week’s AquaNerd Picture of the Week is a rather common, but nonetheless attractive coral, the Pocillopora damicornis. This coral genus is fairly similar to the birdsnest corals, but instead of having sharply tipped and spaced out branches, it grows in a denser form with blunt tips. The Pocillopora is a great SPS [...]

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