Coral-killing sponge Terpios hoshinota invades the corals of Gulf of Mannar, Southeast India
Submitted by susan on Thu, 2018-03-15 11:37
Terpios hoshinota is an encrusting cyanobacteriosponge which grows aggressively over live coral colonies and has been reported to undergo outbreaks which kill corals. In an underwater survey conducted on the reefs of Gulf of Mannar, an outbreak of this coral-invading sponge was witnessed for the first time.
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