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🪸3 days after spawning, these tiny Galaxea larvae are on a mission: to find the perfect place to settle and begin their life as coral polyps. Off they go!✨

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17.10.2025 16:38 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Thanks! No, they aren’t stained. With the right light spectrum and an optical filter, it’s possible to see the green fluorescent protein (GFP) they have.🙂

13.10.2025 14:45 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Coral larvae ready to go!🪸

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13.10.2025 14:41 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

🪸Look at these tiny Platygyra recruits, just 20 days after spawning! You can see the detailed morphology of their tentacles taking shape.👽

#coralreproduction #coralspawning #marinescience #coralreef #coral #marinebiology @coralsymbiomix.bsky.social

11.10.2025 09:09 — 👍 7 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

🪸And just like that, the third season of coral spawning 2025 is officially underway! 🎉 Of course, it had to happen on a weekend. 😂
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03.10.2025 09:19 — 👍 26 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0

🪸Acropora hemprichii
1.Sperm attempting to fertilise eggs.
2.First cell divide after fertilisation.
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02.05.2025 16:25 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Busy these last nights indeed!🔥Alongside more Acropora spawning events, the Platygyras decided to join the party!🪸
#coralspawning #coralreef #coralreproduction #marinebiology
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11.04.2025 15:39 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Night three of Acropora spawning watch! 🤩 So many unforgettable moments – definitely worth the lack of sleep!
#CoralSymBiomiXLab
#coralspawning #coralreef #coralreproduction

05.04.2025 10:23 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

The second night promises to be busy!🪸😄 #coralspawning #coralreef
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04.04.2025 02:16 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

The night is just beginning!!🪸
#coralspawning #coralreef
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03.04.2025 01:01 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

🌕🪸Our Acropora hemprichii colonies are showing signs of egg development! Let the countdown begin!⏰
#coralspawning
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20.03.2025 07:05 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

The 2025 #exsitucoralspawning season has officially begun!🪸
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16.03.2025 15:42 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

🎥 Waking Up! Time-lapse of our two-month-old baby #corals 🪸
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28.01.2025 20:01 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

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