Large groups of strange coral found off Hahajima Island

Large groups of strange coral found off Hahajima Island

TOKYO, Japan - Large groups of peculiarly shaped coral, believed to be Pavona decussata (''shikorosango'' in Japanese), were found by divers at a depth of 15 meters in the sea off Hahajima Island in the Ogasawara Islands, southeast of Tokyo. (6th in 7-photo series).

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