Coral with Black Band Disease (IMAGE)

Ecological Society of America

Coral with Black Band Disease

Caption

A bleached brain coral in the Caribbean is gradually infected with black band disease. Although the remaining bleached portion recovered, the diseased portion did not.

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Marilyn Brandt

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