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Types of Coral disease and Their Identification

White-Band Disease on Staghorn Coral

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Acropora cervicornis.

In staghorn coral, WBD starts at the base of a branch or where the branch forks, and spreads toward the tips. WBD may affect several branches on a single colony.

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