Gold Ring Cowrie Orange Unlike the usual encrusting mat

Unlike the usual encrusting mat

tuberculate texture as it spreads

and yellow-green stay distinct and near-neon under blue-spectrum light

plush polyps that coat every branch in a dense

many ringed in orange-gold halos

Gold Ring Cowrie Orange Unlike the usual encrusting matA living jewel for your cleanup crew. The Gold Ring Cowrie wears a glossy, porcelain smooth shell crowned with a vivid golden orange ring the single brushstroke of color that gives the species its name. As it glides across the rockwork, its fleshy mantle sweeps up and over the shell, keeping that finish polished to a mirror sheen. Beyond the looks, this is a hard working grazer. Gold Ring Cowries patrol live rock and glass, mowing down film algae,