Tissue Loss Diseases

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: Montipora black band disease found on the reefs of Kauai.

: Montipora tissue loss (white syndrome) found in the northwestern Hawaiian Islands.

: acute Montipora white syndrome photographed during the disease outbreak in Kaneohe Bay, Oahu.

: Porites multi-focal tissue loss. Notice that the spots of tissue loss are different sizes.

: Montipora multi-focal tissue loss. Note the sediment that is stuck on the spots. Once the coral tissue is damaged it can no longer keep the sediment off.

: Chronic Montipora white syndrome from Kaneohe Bay, Oahu. This disease will kill ~3% of the coral colony per month.

: Pocillorpora white band disease. In Hawaii, pocilloporids rarely have signs of disease.

: Porites tissue loss syndrome.

: Porites tissue loss syndrome.

: Porites tissue loss syndrome.

: Close up of Porites tissue loss syndrome.

: Acute Montipora white syndrome

: Acute Montipora white syndrome in Kaneohe Bay, Oahu. The light yellow color is algae settling on the dead coral skeleton.

: Montipora black band disease found on the reefs of Kauai.

: Montipora black band disease found on the reefs of Kauai.

: Montipora black band disease. Notice the colored cable ties which are tags allowing scientists to identify this individual colony to monitor disease progression.

: Montipora white syndrome.

: Montipora white syndrome tissue loss disease.

: Porites tissue loss syndrome.