by Dan Rigle | Feb 20, 2023 | Corals, Science
This Montipora setosa has developed yellow green pigments believed to have been grafted from a neighboring coral. The branches of an Acropora valida were allowed to come into contact with this Montipora setosa creating a portion of differently colored... by Matthew Stansbery | Jul 14, 2015 | Corals, Photography, Reef, Technology
Together with an international team of researchers, divers from the University of Southampton, UK, Tel Aviv University and the Interuniversity Institute for Marine Sciences (IUI), Israel have found a colorful range of pigments in coral more than 50 meters below the... by Dan Rigle | Sep 6, 2013 | Corals
Pigment grafting has interested me since the first time my mind processed the concept. The theory basically involves the transfer of a pigment from one coral to another of the same species. The image above is a Echinophyllia aspera that was growing in close proximity... by Josh Saul | Apr 12, 2013 | Corals, Reef, Travel
http://vimeo.com/47181382 Starting this Sunday, the American Museum of Natural History will be home to an incredible exhibit focusing on fluorescence in corals and reef animals. Created by Luminescent Labs, a group of scientists determined to educate people on light...