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Corail solitaire, appelé "Caryophyllia smithii", au large de Roscoff, dans le Finistère, en France

"Caryophyllia smithii" un corail solitaire au large de Roscoff, Finistère, France. Au travers du polype translucide qui peut être de couleur très variable, on peut voir le squelette calcaire de ce petit madrépore.

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