Elkhorn coral (Acropora palmata) is an important reef-building coral in the Caribbean. The species has a complex structure with many branches which resemble...

Elkhorn or Elk Horn may refer to: Elkhorn Ridge, a ridge of the Convoy Range in Victoria Land Elkhorn, Manitoba, an unincorporated community Elkhorn Mountain...

for Elkhorn and Staghorn corals in 2008. In December 2012, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) once more suggested reclassifying the Elkhorn and...

completely destroys the coral tissue of Caribbean acroporid corals, specifically elkhorn coral (Acropora palmata) and staghorn coral (A. cervicornis). The...

of small polyp stony coral in the phylum Cnidaria. Some of its species are known as table coral, elkhorn coral, and staghorn coral. Over 149 species are...

Mexico, where sea temperatures are rising, cold-sensitive staghorn and elkhorn coral have shifted in location. Not only have the symbionts and specific species...

necrosis"), first noted in 1996 on coral reefs near the Florida Keys, is a coral disease affecting Elkhorn coral (Acropora palmata) throughout the Caribbean...

A coral reef is an underwater ecosystem characterized by reef-building corals. Reefs are formed of colonies of coral polyps held together by calcium carbonate...

Caribbean". www.snorkelstj.com. "Elkhorn Coral - Acropora palmata - USVI Caribbean". www.snorkelstj.com. "Great Star Coral - Montestrea cavernosa - USVI...

macrolides, and first-generation cephalosporins (such as cephalexin). In elkhorn coral, S. marcescens is the cause of the disease known as white pox disease...

reproduced coral and discovering for the first time basic information on their biology. In 2022 Florida Aquarium scientists successfully reproduced elkhorn coral...

water movement. Not all corals are susceptible to the disease, with staghorn coral (Acropora cervicornis) and elkhorn coral (Acropora palmata), both...

Fossilized staghorn coral (Acropora cervicornis) and elkhorn coral (Acropora palmata) are present near the crest of the fossil reef and other corals such as Montastraea...

commonly found in the area. Two thirds of the island is surrounded by an elkhorn coral barrier reef, providing an ecosystem for over 250 fish species and a...

age, and the rock primarily consists of scleractinian coral, such as Elkhorn coral and Brain coral. The Hurricane Monument, commemorating victims of the...

digestion. However, the term "coral" in coral sand is used loosely in this sense to mean limestone of recent biological origin; corals are not the dominant contributors...

fishing nets stuck on the outer edge of the reef. Staghorn coral Elkhorn coral Brain coral Table coral Protected areas of Sri Lanka Senarathna, P.M. (2009)...

in Willemstad. Some of the coral reefs are affected by tourism. Porto Marie Beach is experimenting with artificial coral reefs in order to improve the...

Pickles Reef The Coral Restoration Foundation's description of their Elkhorn coral program at Snapper Ledge photos of CFR's elkhorn coral nursery at Snapper...

beach; and the new Shell gas station close to the airport (on the highway Coral) opened at the end of 2010. Punta Cana Village, with a population of about...

Acropora palmata (elkhorn coral), a common reef-building coral of the Caribbean, was located underwater near the island. The remaining coral was found to be...

American crocodile, the Morelet's crocodile, the Nassau grouper, elkhorn coral, and black coral. The reef system is home to one of the world's largest populations...

University-Vega Baja Private Not-for-profit 4-year or above Mech-Tech College Elkhorn coral near the coast of Vega Baja. View of Vega Baja in Pugnado Adentro. Laguna...

leads Pi down a valley with obstacles including razor-sharp elkhorn coral, burning fire coral in a dark enclosed tunnel called Bottleneck Alley, and finally...

cavernosa and Dendrogyra cylindrus. There are scattered elkhorn coral Acropora palmata, and staghorn coral A. cervicornis. In the shallower areas, less than...

Linear-type patch reefs often include elkhorn coral, which is rare on the dome-type patch reefs. As dead coral skeletons age and are weakened by the activities...

habitat of deep-water corals, also known as cold-water corals, extends to deeper, darker parts of the oceans than tropical corals, ranging from near the...

park waters and endangered. Threatened coral species include elkhorn and staghorn corals, as well as pillar coral, listed as endangered in Florida. More...

and Elkhorn coral (Reef Resilience). It is a disease that can destroy miles of coral reef fast. A disease such as white plague can spread over a coral colony...

The coral species found in the island's shores are: staghorn coral (Acropora cervicornis), Elkhorn coral (Acropora palmata), pillar coral, brain coral, Erythropodium...