Eyes of the ReefClick on any photo to see slideshow with descriptions and full image capability.
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- Porites trematodiasis- “coral zits”
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- Coral zits. Small. swollen pink spots on coral caused by a parasitic flatworm.
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- Coral zits in Porites. Pink swollen polyps attract butterflyfish predators!
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- Coral zits. The pink spots fade to white when the parasite inside is starting to die.
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- Purple discoloration is Pavona endolithic hypermycosis “darkspot”
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- Endolithic hypermycosis is caused by fungus in the coral skeleton (endolithic) attacking the coral polyp,
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- Porites swollen discolored patches (Porites evermanni)
Eyes of the Reef 