Feeding scar on Palmyra coral

Coral cluster is half pink and half white.

Feeding scar on Palmyra coral

The bright white feeding scar on part of a coral is a sign that the crown-of-thorns starfish is nearby in the waters of Palmyra Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, April 12 2023.

Image

Photo By/Credit

Ryan Hagerty /USFWS

Facility

Palmyra Atoll National Wildlife Refuge

Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument

Ecosystem

Marine

Media Usage Rights/License

Public Domain

Subject tags

Corals

Marine ecology

Underwater photography

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