Hollowed-out coral (IMAGE)

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, News Bureau

Hollowed-out coral

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Dead branches of Pocillopora coral on the outer reef of Moorea were killed by bleaching in 2019. The dead branches are coated in algae and the broken ends expose the hollow interior that is described in a new study. 

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Photo by Kathryn Scafidi.

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