the skeleton of an antler coral colony that bleached and died during 2015 El Nino event, is now covered with encrusting algae and eroding, Hawaii

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the skeleton of an antler coral colony, Pocillopora grandis (formerly Pocillopora eydouxi ), that bleached and died during 2015 El Nino event, is now covered with encrusting algae and is eroding; Kohanaiki, Kona, Hawaii ( Big Island ), Hawaiian Islands ( Central Pacific Ocean )

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Location: Hawaii, USA
Photo credit: © Doug Perrine / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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