Sanctuary|Photofeature
BLUE BUTTON - HAJI ALI
Though a pelagic species, the blue button or blue dollar Porpita porpita has enchanted many onlookers in Mumbai. Year after year,
usually with the monsoon winds, these strikingly beautiful relatives of the jellyfi sh wash up on beaches. On the lesser-visited rocky
seashores such as Haji Ali, large, deep tide pools hold some of them alive (like this one) until the tide carries them out again.SHAUNAK MODIABHISHEK JAMALABADZOANTHIDS - NAPEAN SEA ROAD
As the tide recedes far beyond its average limit on a few days every year, a wonderland is revealed on Mumbai’s shores. These
forbidden kingdoms are carpeted with soft hexacorals of a bright green and blue kind, called Zoanthus sansibaricus. These mats
are not just awesome to look at, but serve as habitats in themselves, housing a variety of creatures that roam among the polyps.