Cauliflower Coral - Pocillopora

This piece of pocillopora, or cauliflower coral, would normally have a rigid outer skeleton, but researchers dissolved it to expose the coral’s tissue and take a sample for DNA analysis. Read more about the Moorea Biocode Project which is using DNA analysis to track the marine biodiveristy of the island. 

Chris Meyer, Smithsonian Institution.

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