. Coral and atolls: a history and description of the Keeling-Cocos Islands, with an account of their fauna and flora, and a discussion of the method of development and transformation of coral structures in general. Coral reefs and islands. Diagram of Type op Growth Diagram op Growth op OF Madrepora Madrej^ora pulchra When living in water free of When living in a habitat exposed to sediment, {) the action of sediment. and corals that are struggling hard in adverse circumstances— corals in fact that are about to die—become highly pigmented. Corals identical in every other respect, and
. Coral and atolls: a history and description of the Keeling-Cocos Islands, with an account of their fauna and flora, and a discussion of the method of development and transformation of coral structures in general. Coral reefs and islands. Diagram of Type op Growth Diagram op Growth op OF Madrepora Madrej^ora pulchra When living in water free of When living in a habitat exposed to sediment, {) the action of sediment. and corals that are struggling hard in adverse circumstances— corals in fact that are about to die—become highly pigmented. Corals identical in every other respect, and living side by side, may be differently coloured. Nothing is more familiar than the purple, brown, yellow, or greenish Porites masses which live under exactly the same conditions, as far as can be determined. Even one colony may be differently coloured in different parts. In Pocillopora there is a dimorphism of coloration, some growths being pink and some pale brown : the pink is a very beautiful and striking colour, and yet the corals are identical when dead, and the zooid in both cases is. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Jones, F. Wood (Frederic Wood), 1879-1954. London, Lovell Reeve & Co. , Ltd.
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