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Favia Coral

Favia sp.

Photo by LauraMaria
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Field Notes

Habitat:

Tropical, low nutrient coastal waters

Notes:

From some of the photos I took when I was doing a small research project on coral diseases. This is a secondary infection, where the coral has been bitten by a parrotfish and the bite has then attracted disease. I included the second photo so you could see all the small magnificent detail on the coralites!

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Comments (7)
LauraMaria
Thanks Luc! The infection wasn't so bad, something the coral could heal from! It adds something interesting to the picture I guess too :)
LucBertrand
Even if infection is bad for corals, it's a very beautiful photography. It is a true art in photography to cut a regular pattern with a visual element differant (the infection). In addition to your two images respect the rule of third .:)) I like your corals !
Atul
great pic laura i need an id for this one http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/6861820
Aman
Wow, these are very informative images and beautiful too.

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Global Coral Reef Monitoring

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PublishedMay 21, 2011

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