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Related coral species differ in how they survive climate change effects
Genetic data reveal a tale of two corals
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Two species of Porites corals growing side-by-side; the one at left is bleached.
Credit: Iliana Baums, PSU
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Researchers sample lobe corals of the species Porites lobata.
Credit: Joshua Feingold, Nova Southeastern University
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Keyhole-shaped openings in this Porites coral are made by tiny mussels living inside.
Credit: Iliana Baums, PSU
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Small mussels inside the coral colony have pockmocked its surface with openings.
Credit: Iliana Baums, PSU
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Side view of mussels living inside the coral skeleton. The green/brown is living coral.
Credit: Iliana Baums, PSU
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Triggerfish bite adult lobe corals to get at mussels; coral fragments grow into new colonies.
Credit: Iliana Baums, PSU
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