2012 Photomicrography Competition

Goniastrea sp., sometimes called brain coral showing the almost transparent tissue covering the hard skeleton “cups” of each polyp

James H. Nicholson Dr. Hanian Lang, Dr. Sylvia Galloway

Affiliation

Coral Culture and Collaborative Research Facility
Department of Pathology & Lab Medicine
MUSC/NOAA/NOS/NCCOS
Charleston, South Carolina, USA

Technique

Brightfield Macroscopy

Magnifaction

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