Photographs from an elkhorn coral colony (Acropora palmata) losing tissue on a reef in the Dominican Republic
Detailed Description
Photographs from an elkhorn coral colony (Acropora palmata) losing tissue on a reef in the Dominican Republic. (A) Colony in situ with bright white skeleton exposed by multifocal tissue loss (arrowheads) and areas of older tissue loss with algae overgrowth (*). (B) Submitted samples. Gross lesions are obscured by with loss of pigment with fixation. Colony is composed of numerous, small, tube-shaped polyps (arrowhead).
Sources/Usage
In situ coral colony, courtesy of Aldo Croquer, The Nature Conservancy. Used with permission.