World's rarest coral found in remote Pacific atoll
Wednesday, August 4, 2010 - 20:07
in Earth & Climate
Pacific elkhorn coral (Acropora rotumana) — with branches like an elk's antlers — was found during an underwater survey of the Arno atoll in the Marshall Islands Marshall Islands - Oceania - Pacific Ocean - Arno Atoll - World Heritage Site
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