The video shows stands of the once-dominant but now-endangered Caribbean elkhorn coral, Acropora palmata, in Curacao. Researchers are sampling the corals to determine the relationship between the coral host and its algal partner using high-resolution genetic tools. Video credit: Iliana B. Baums, Penn State University. This video contains no sound.
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