Underwater Photograph of Larvae (IMAGE)

University of Hawaii at Manoa

Underwater Photograph of Larvae

Caption

This underwater photograph shows larvae being released into the water column from reef-building coral spawning off Maui the night of June 30, 2003. The white larvae are about 0.5 to 1.5 mm across. This is the same coral species being studied in Maunalua Bay, Oahu, this summer.

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Photograph copyright 2003 by John Gorman, Maui Ocean Center. Permission is granted to use this photo to accompany stories resulting from this news release.

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Photograph copyright 2003 by John Gorman, Maui Ocean Center. Permission is granted to use this photo to accompany stories resulting from this news release

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