A mix of primarily Pocillopora damicornis, Pocillopora acuta, and Pocillopora verrucosa. To learn more about the biology of this model coral genus, check out some of these publications.
P. acuta under study (NMMBA, Taiwan)
P. acuta and P. damicornis reared in experimental reef mesocosms
Bleaching Pocillopora spp.-sadly taking more and more of these each year….
Larvae and spat (P. damicornis)
Macro polyps shots taken by Olympus TG series camera: all P. acuta except last four, which are P. verrucosa.
“Nubbins” (experimental units) of mainly P. acuta from Taiwan. Note that we were still calling all of these “P. damicornis” when the photos were taken (hence the mislabeling).
P. acuta under the dissecting microscope (Hawaii, USA)
