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Description: A Healthy coral reef near Fiji. The coral gets its color from the pigments of symbiotic dinoflagellates that live in its tissues and supply it with sugars. B “Bleached” reef near Australia. The coral skeletons shown here belong mainly to staghorn coral (Acropora), a genus especially likely to undergo coral bleaching. Picture Stats: Views: 204 Filesize: 550.69kB Height: 1050 Width: 728 Source: https://biology-forums.com/index.php?action=gallery;sa=view;id=47309 |