Elkhorn Coral

living Elkhorn Coral colony with sunlight
STATION A: Look how lovely the Elkhorn Coral (Acropora palmata) looks as sunlight shines down on it through the shallow water.  Don't swim too close.  You might accidentally break off a piece of coral that took many, many years to grow!

Caroline Rogers

 
Want to see another kind of coral? Swim over to Station B.

Last updated: May 31, 2016

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