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Semicircular areas of rapid tissue loss, infected with filamentous bacteria on a colony of the rice coral Montipora patula Anini Reef

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Semicircular areas of rapid tissue loss, infected with filamentous bacteria on a colony of the rice coral Montipora patula Anini Reef. These areas arecharacteristic of the disease outbreak event which developed on coral reefs onthe north shore of Kauai.

Credit

NOAA/NMFS/Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center Blog

Collection

Coral Kingdom