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Diseased Monitpora Coral

Detailed Description

Coral tissue loss revealed by a white skeleton. The mats of grey-black organic material are cyanobacteria, and separate the dead coral from the intact tissue. The green dots indicate macroalgae; the red dots indicate cyanobacteria-associated tissue loss; and the blue dots indicate live coral. 

 

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Public Domain.