Coral Reefs Composite (IMAGE)

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

Coral Reefs Composite

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Two different field images depicting the coral species Porites compressa, a reef building coral off of the coast of Hawaii. The corals are affected by growth anomalies (GAs), a disease that can cause tumor-like protrusions that affect both the coral skeleton and its soft tissue. The GAs are the "larger protrusions" on the corals.

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R. Day/NIST

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