Montipora Polyp Fluro Micro - Inverted confocal fluorescence micrograph of a polyp in reef-building coral Montipora hispida which has more green fluorescent proteins than P. verrucosa. The polyp in this coral in M. hispida is also smaller and has retracted back into the safety of the corallite, which it does if it feels threatened by Brett Lewis, Marine biologist, Micrographist, Australia

The Beauty of the Coral Polyp By Brett Lewis, ​One of the Winners of the Nikon Small World 2022 Photomicrography Competition

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Brett Lewis has an avid passion for corals and producing visual science. He has dedicated himself to documenting and researching corals around the coasts of Australia…

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