X-radiograph and coral image of an Orbicella faveolata
By St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
2013 (approx.)
Detailed Description
An x-radiograph (top) and photograph (bottom) of an Orbicella faveolata specimen collected from Dry Tortugas National Park in 2008. Note the annual banding couplets of high-and-low density bands. Figure modified from Flannery and Poore, 2013.
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