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.
(Chris Meyer, Smithsonian Institution.)

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.