Hard coral, Favites sp., bleaching. When stressed by warm water corals expel their symbiotic algae, zooxanthellae, turning white

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Hard coral, Favites sp., bleaching. When stressed by warm water temperatures coral expel their symbiotic algae, zooxanthellae, and become white. The coral will starve to death if they do not reacquire zooxanthellae. Buyat Bay, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean.

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Size: 9500px × 6334px
Location: Buyat Bay, Sulawesi, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
Photo credit: © Ethan Daniels / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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