Preserved specimen of stony coral from the Chagos Archipelago, Indian Ocean. Despite its widespread distribution this coral species has an IUCN status

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Preserved specimen of stony coral from the Chagos Archipelago, Indian Ocean. Despite its widespread distribution this coral species has an IUCN status of Vulnerable due to coral bleaching from rising sea temperatures and other adverse impacts on its habitat. NHMUK: 2011. 375

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Photo credit: © NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM, LONDON/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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