Flat-top Porites Coral (IMAGE)

University of Hawaii ‑ SOEST

Flat-top Porites Coral

Caption

This shows flat-top Porites coral on a shallow reef near American Samoa. Coral heads are fully submerged under normal conditions. During El Niño Taimasa, tops of large flat coral on the reef are exposed to air at low tide.

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Image courtesy of the National Park of American Samoa.

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