Boulder star coral (Montastraea annularis) spawning at night in late summer, showing the onset of the synchronised release of bundles of eggs and sperm with a Ruby brittlestar (Ophioderma iubicundum, only leg visible on top of the coral ready to catch the nutritious bundles. East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West Indies, Caribbean Sea.
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