A novel investigation of a blister-like syndrome in aquarium Echinopora lamellosa.

This study investigates potential causes of a novel blister-like syndrome in the plating coral Echinopora lamellosa. Visual inspections of this novel coral syndrome showed no obvious signs of macroparasites and the blisters themselves manifested as fluid-filled sacs on the surface of the coral, whic...

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Main Authors: David Smith, Peter Leary, Mark Bendall, Edmund Flach, Rachel Jones, Michael Sweet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4020768?pdf=render