JJ's Recent Photos - 15-19 October
2013
As
a consequence of our long, calm, extended summer weather, the water temperature
once again warmed to a stress point for several species of corals and anemones.
One coral pinnacle is home to a number of large anemones particularly prone
to "bleaching," which possibly results from algae in tentacles becoming
toxic, causing them to be expelled. Once the temperatures return to normal,
the anemones seem to recover their algae although many of the corals do not.
The first 3 photos show six Heteractis
magnifica anemones on one lagoon pinnacle that have weathered the bleaching
phenomenon a number of times.
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