Rice Coral and Finger Coral (IMAGE)

University of Hawaii at Manoa

Rice Coral and Finger Coral

Caption

Colonies of the rice coral (Montipora capitata, top) and finger coral (Porites compressa, bottom) that remained pigmented and bleached in response to thermal stress. Three months later all corals regained their pigmentation and had recovered from bleaching.

Credit

Chris Wall

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