Biosphoto | 2547002 | Coral spawning on the water surface, Mayotte. The corals laid eggs during the night of 15 October 2022. Millions of eggs clumped together in the ocean currents. They will leave for the open sea to return as larvae and settle on a hard substrate to finally become a coral polyp. | © Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
Biosphoto | 2547002 | Coral spawning on the water surface, Mayotte. The corals laid eggs during the night of 15 October 2022. Millions of eggs clumped together in the ocean currents. They will leave for the open sea to return as larvae and settle on a hard substrate to finally become a coral polyp. | © Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
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Coral spawning on the water surface, Mayotte. The corals laid eggs during the night of 15 October 2022. Millions of eggs clumped together in the ocean currents. They will leave for the open sea to return as larvae and settle on a hard substrate to finally become a coral polyp.

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Reference
2547002
License
Right Managed
Date of shooting
2022-10-16