Caption

Black Band Disease (BBD), tissue affected by cyanobacteria and sulphate-reducing bacteria first turns black and then dies. The white calcareous skeleton can then be seen. Red Sea, coral reef, Hurghada, Egypt

Date

Nov 19, 2011

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Heinz Krimmer

Reference

BRK26A06_285

Model release

No

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

24,0Mb (2,0Mb) / 11,9in x 7,9in / 3557 x 2362 (300dpi)

Keywords

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