Congrats again to our 2025 Science Communication Fellowship cohort, who are in Guam preparing for an epic season of ocean exploration in the Pacific Ocean!
The mushroom coral Anthomastus tahinodus is different from other mushroom corals in having a long stalk from the neck zone to the polyp. Clearly visible on this colony are the pinnate - hair-like - projections out from each tentacle on the outstretched feeding polyps.