Nina Roepke

Lobed Brain Coral (Lobophyllia), 2016

Underwater photograph
Canon 6D DSLR camera; 100mm macro lens;
UV-rich radiation source

Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, New York, United States

Ultraviolet radiation reveals a coral’s fluorescent pigments. Lobophyllia is a genus of corals with long sweeper tentacles that sting and damage other sessile animals (immobile animals that have no stalk). The photograph was taken in an aquarium.