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Yellow-band disease is a bacterial infection that spreads over coral, causing the discolored bands of pale-yellow or white lesions along the surface of an infected coral colony. The lesions are the locations where the bacteria have killed the coral's symbiotic photosynthetic algae , called zooxanthellae which are a major energy source for the ...
C. natans and the sympatric and similarly named boulder star coral (Montastraea annularis) are less likely to be smothered by algal bloom, and have also weathered reef-wrecking Hurricane Allen off the coast of Jamaica in 1980. Corals in the Caribbean are susceptible to bleaching caused by high water temperatures and solar radiation.
Black band disease impacts a variety of coral species, and is caused by cyanobacteria that degenerates the tissues of the coral skeleton. [4] [6] [11] Brown band disease is brought about by infections caused by protozoa. It can be identified through a brown band that separates healthy portions of coral skeleton from unhealthy sections of the ...
Wild habitat: Indo-Pacific: Maldives to the Phoenix Islands, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to the southern Great Barrier Reef; throughout Micronesia. 10. Lawnmower blenny
Inhabits coral areas in lagoons and reefs. Corallivorous (eats live coral) 15 cm. Aquarium fish. Moorish idol (Pavillon cocher) White to pale yellow body with two broad vertical black bands. Very pointed snout. Long and backward slanting dorsal fin. Black caudal fin. Found in lagoons over coral, and rocky areas (often very close to the shore ...
Orbicella franksi seems to be more resistant to coral diseases than some members of its genus, but is still susceptible to coral plague, yellow-band disease, black band disease and coral bleaching. [1] The major threats it faces include climate change, ocean acidification and destruction of its reef habitat.
The gold-band fusilier (Pterocaesio chrysozona) also known as the yellow-band fusilier or black-tipped fusilier, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a fusilier belonging to the family Caesionidae. It is widespread around reefs in the Indo-West Pacific region.
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