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Corals’ hidden genetic diversity corresponds to distinct lifestyles

Understanding how corals behave could be key to preserving ocean biodiversity, experts say

fish swimming by coral reef

A silvertip shark swims past a steeply sloping section of reef in the Coral Sea north of Australia, where researchers collected samples of the most widespread coral in the region.

Pim Bongaerts

By Devin A. Reese

- More than 2 years ago

Stony corals that build reefs have been hiding their diversity in plain sight.