A survey of Christmas Island reefs has revealed twice as much plate coral was destroyed by a 2008 disease outbreak than previously feared. Five years after one of the world's most destructive ...

Yes, this is an animal, even though it looks just like a concrete patio deck with flower pots on top growing weird plants in them! Very few people in Hawai‘i have ever seen this coral even ...

Plate Coral (Fungia) Plate corals are solitary corals forming flat, circular disks. Their flat shape and neon-colored tissues create striking contrasts against the reef backdrop.

A crown-of-thorns starfish feasts on a plate coral on the Great Barrier Reef. Credit: Australian Institute of Marine Science A new study by researchers from the University of Sydney provides new ...

The death of inshore corals near Bowen had been greatly exaggerated, according to the findings of a rebel quality assurance survey by reef-science outsiders Peter Ridd and Jennifer Marohasy.

A crown-of-thorns starfish feeding on a plate coral on the Great Barrier Reef (IMAGE) Australian Institute of Marine Science ...

Small coral decline but ‘one bad summer’ threat to Great Barrier Reef still exists. The Great Barrier Reef has recorded an impressive bounce back from the dark years of 2015-16, but experts ...