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The consequences of global warming are putting coral reefs under stress, particularly during the El Nino global phenomenon, Mayotte
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
The consequences of global warming are putting coral reefs under stress, particularly during the El Nino global phenomenon, Mayotte
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Almost perfect mimicry for this little pink cowry, less than a
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
Almost perfect mimicry for this little pink cowry, less than a centimetre in size, on its soft coral of the same color. Mayotte
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Coral ball sheltering a multitude of damselfish on the shore of the S-shaped pass. Mayotte
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
Coral ball sheltering a multitude of damselfish on the shore of the S-shaped pass. Mayotte
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Corallites of Honeycomb Coral, (Diploastrea heliopora), classified as Near Threatened, Underwater Temple dive site, Pemuteran, Buleleng Regency,
© Colin Marshall / Biosphoto
© Colin Marshall / Biosphoto
Corallites of Honeycomb Coral, (Diploastrea heliopora), classified as Near Threatened, Underwater Temple dive site, Pemuteran, Buleleng Regency, Bali, Indonesia
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Fluorescent coral mushroom. Fluorescent coral (Fungiidae sp) in the dark of night, Mayotte
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
Fluorescent coral mushroom. Fluorescent coral (Fungiidae sp) in the dark of night, Mayotte
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Commensal Shrimp (Ancylomenes sp.) on Bubble Coral (Plerogyra sinuosa), Tanjung Kubur dive site, Lembeh Straits, Sulawesi, Indonesia
© Colin Marshall / Biosphoto
© Colin Marshall / Biosphoto
Commensal Shrimp (Ancylomenes sp.) on Bubble Coral (Plerogyra sinuosa), Tanjung Kubur dive site, Lembeh Straits, Sulawesi, Indonesia
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Corals potato in the S-shaped channel during a high low tide, Mayotte
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
Corals potato in the S-shaped channel during a high low tide, Mayotte
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Bubble Coral Shrimp (Vir philippinensis) on Bubble coral (Plerogyra sinuosa), Indoan Ocean, Mayitte
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
Bubble Coral Shrimp (Vir philippinensis) on Bubble coral (Plerogyra sinuosa), Indoan Ocean, Mayitte
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Corals on the surface of the water during the great tides in the lagoon of Mayotte, in the background : Mount Choungi, Indian Ocean
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
Corals on the surface of the water during the great tides in the lagoon of Mayotte, in the background : Mount Choungi, Indian Ocean
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Colony of Sea Goldies (Pseudanthias squamipinnis) near its coral head, Mayotte, Indian Ocean
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
Colony of Sea Goldies (Pseudanthias squamipinnis) near its coral head, Mayotte, Indian Ocean
© Reinhard Dirscherl / Biosphoto
Ghost Goby in Soft Coral - Triton Bay West Papua
© Tobias Bernhard Raff / Biosphoto
Mushroom coral detail - New Caledonia
© Mike Veitch / Biosphoto
Porcelain Crab on Soft Coral - Raja Ampat Indonesia
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Scientists in laboratory - Aquarius Reef Base Florida ; Dr. Chris Martens (front left), Dr.Niels Lindquist (left), UNC Chapel Hill and other members
© Christoph Gerigk / Biosphoto
© Christoph Gerigk / Biosphoto
Scientists in laboratory - Aquarius Reef Base Florida ; Dr. Chris Martens (front left), Dr.Niels Lindquist (left), UNC Chapel Hill and other members of the saturation diver team /2011 Ocean Acidification Mission
© Fabien Michenet / Biosphoto
Alcyonarians symbiotic crab on soft coral Indonesia
© Reinhard Dirscherl / Biosphoto
Reef of Table Corals Felidhu Atoll Maldives
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Scuba Diver and Spiral Wire Coral Cenderawasih Bay Indonesia
© Reinhard Dirscherl / Biosphoto
© Reinhard Dirscherl / Biosphoto
Scuba Diver and Spiral Wire Coral Cenderawasih Bay Indonesia
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
Orange-spotted pipefish on Coral Walindi Bismark Archipelago
© Didier Brandelet / Biosphoto
Polyps and skeleton of a Soft Coral in the Red Sea Egypt
© Reinhard Dirscherl / Biosphoto
Fluorescent Mushroom Coral Komodo Indonesia
© Reinhard Dirscherl / Biosphoto
Spiral wire coral and scuba diver Maldives Indian Ocean
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Soft coral (Dendronephthya spp), Bangka Island, North Sulawesi, Indonesia
© Mathieu Foulquié / Biosphoto
© Mathieu Foulquié / Biosphoto
Soft coral (Dendronephthya spp), Bangka Island, North Sulawesi, Indonesia
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Tree alcyonarian (Litophyton arboreum) and diver, Raja Ampat, Indonesia
© Mathieu Foulquié / Biosphoto
© Mathieu Foulquié / Biosphoto
Tree alcyonarian (Litophyton arboreum) and diver, Raja Ampat, Indonesia
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Stag horn coral (Acropora cervicornis), Misool, Raja Ampat, Indonesia
© Mathieu Foulquié / Biosphoto
© Mathieu Foulquié / Biosphoto
Stag horn coral (Acropora cervicornis), Misool, Raja Ampat, Indonesia
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Black Sun coral (Tubastraea micranthus), Raja Ampat, Indonesia
© Mathieu Foulquié / Biosphoto
© Mathieu Foulquié / Biosphoto
Black Sun coral (Tubastraea micranthus), Raja Ampat, Indonesia
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Details of Yellow Cluster Anemone (Parazoanthus axinellae) on pink hard coral, Ventimiglia, Italy, Ligurian Sea, Mediterranean
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
Details of Yellow Cluster Anemone (Parazoanthus axinellae) on pink hard coral, Ventimiglia, Italy, Ligurian Sea, Mediterranean
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Scarlet coral (Balanophyllia europaea) Ventimiglia, Italy, Ligurian Sea, Mediterranean
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
Scarlet coral (Balanophyllia europaea) Ventimiglia, Italy, Ligurian Sea, Mediterranean
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Coral: from living to dead. Photo showing a coral colony going from alive to dead, passing through the bleaching stage. Mayotte
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
Coral: from living to dead. Photo showing a coral colony going from alive to dead, passing through the bleaching stage. Mayotte
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Gigantic Acropora coral colony completely wiped out by the El
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
Gigantic Acropora coral colony completely wiped out by the El niño 2024 phenomenon, which decimated over 50% of Mayotte's surface corals.
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Acropora coral killed by El Niño 2024 in Mayotte lagoon. Rapidly colonized by algae, the reef's decline is sadly unmistakable.
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
Acropora coral killed by El Niño 2024 in Mayotte lagoon. Rapidly colonized by algae, the reef's decline is sadly unmistakable.
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Caulastraea coral (Caulastraea sp) native to the tropical Indo-Pacific basin, from the coasts of East Africa to the Samoan islands.
© Robin Fourré / Biosphoto
© Robin Fourré / Biosphoto
Caulastraea coral (Caulastraea sp) native to the tropical Indo-Pacific basin, from the coasts of East Africa to the Samoan islands.
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Caulastraea coral (Caulastraea sp) native to the tropical Indo-Pacific basin, from the coasts of East Africa to the Samoan islands.
© Robin Fourré / Biosphoto
© Robin Fourré / Biosphoto
Caulastraea coral (Caulastraea sp) native to the tropical Indo-Pacific basin, from the coasts of East Africa to the Samoan islands.
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Caulastraea coral (Caulastraea sp) native to the tropical Indo-Pacific basin, from the coasts of East Africa to the Samoan islands.
© Robin Fourré / Biosphoto
© Robin Fourré / Biosphoto
Caulastraea coral (Caulastraea sp) native to the tropical Indo-Pacific basin, from the coasts of East Africa to the Samoan islands.
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
Portrait of Red lionfish (Pterois volitans), Mayotte
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Translucent gorgonian shrimp (Manipontonia psamathe) in white, black coral at the beginning of the mesophotic zone of the S-shaped pass at a depth of
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
Translucent gorgonian shrimp (Manipontonia psamathe) in white, black coral at the beginning of the mesophotic zone of the S-shaped pass at a depth of just over 40 metres, Mayotte.
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Long-nosed hawkfish (Oxycirrhites typus) in white, black coral at the beginning of the mesophotic zone at a depth of just under 50 meters, Mayotte.
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
Long-nosed hawkfish (Oxycirrhites typus) in white, black coral at the beginning of the mesophotic zone at a depth of just under 50 meters, Mayotte.
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Coral Gardening Project, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia
© Reinhard Dirscherl / Biosphoto
© Reinhard Dirscherl / Biosphoto
Coral Gardening Project, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia
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Coral reef with Leather coral, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia
© Reinhard Dirscherl / Biosphoto
© Reinhard Dirscherl / Biosphoto
Coral reef with Leather coral, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia
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Species rich Coral Reef, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia
© Reinhard Dirscherl / Biosphoto
© Reinhard Dirscherl / Biosphoto
Species rich Coral Reef, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia
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Species rich Coral Reef, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia
© Reinhard Dirscherl / Biosphoto
© Reinhard Dirscherl / Biosphoto
Species rich Coral Reef, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia
© Reinhard Dirscherl / Biosphoto
Colored Coral Reef, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia
© Reinhard Dirscherl / Biosphoto
Colored Coral Reef, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia
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Black coral (Antipathes wollastoni). It generally grows from 35 meters deep, in this case this small branch is only about 9 meters below the surface
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
Black coral (Antipathes wollastoni). It generally grows from 35 meters deep, in this case this small branch is only about 9 meters below the surface of the ocean. Tenerife, Canary Islands.
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Crown-of-Thorns (Acanthaster planci) feeding on a hard coral, Acropora sp., Malapascua Island , Cebu, Philippines
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
Crown-of-Thorns (Acanthaster planci) feeding on a hard coral, Acropora sp., Malapascua Island , Cebu, Philippines
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Crown-of-Thorns (Acanthaster planci) feeding on a hard coral, Acropora sp., Malapascua Island , Cebu, Philippines
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
Crown-of-Thorns (Acanthaster planci) feeding on a hard coral, Acropora sp., Malapascua Island , Cebu, Philippines