Large grooved brain coral (Colpophyllia natans), infected by Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease (IMAGE)

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Large grooved brain coral (Colpophyllia natans), infected by Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease

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A colony of the large grooved brain coral, Colpophyllia natans, infected by Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease. The photo shows the progressive, rapid advance of disease, left-to-right, across the colony.

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William Precht

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