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Connecting Coral Reefs

Coral reefs are some of the most endangered ecosystems on the planet that are home...

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Zooxanthellae and Coral Bleaching

Tiny plant-like organisms called zooxanthellae live in the tissues of many animals,...

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10 Things You Never Knew About Seahorses

  By Lindsay Aylesworth, Project Seahorse The day I stepped into my...

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Pair of Angelfish

A pair of French Angelfish (Pomacanthus paru) swim off the coast of Brazil. This...

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Coral Larvae Settling

The small larvae of elkhorn coral (Acropora palmata) settle and grow on the...

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The Dragon of the Sea

Just like other seahorse species, male weedy sea dragons are the ones to get...

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Purple Sea Urchin

This purple urchin Paleopneustes cristatus is seldom seen by itself, and...

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Unhealthy Coral Reef, Kiritimi, Line Islands

Algae has overtaken this coral reef off heavily populated Kiritimati, or Christmas...

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Coral Spawning

Corals are sedentery animals, so how do they reproduce? One way is sexually through...

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What Is Coral? A Coral Polyp and Zooxanthellae

What are corals? Corals themselves are animals. But tropical reef-building corals...

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Coral Reef on Gangga Island, Indonesia

Corals, sponges, and algae are the major components of most coral reef communities....

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Microbes Help Corals Pick a Home and Settle Down

Bacteria are everywhere in the ocean. They live in the water, on virtually every...