Diseased Coral (IMAGE)

Florida Atlantic University

Diseased Coral

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A large coral (Siderastrea siderea) colony at Glover’s Atoll (2018) shows dead surfaces covered with boring sponge (Cliona sp.), which bio-erodes the calcium carbonate coral skeleton framework resulting in lost structure and physical complexity all impacting biodiversity

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A. Tewfik/WCS

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