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. 2023 Apr 19;9(16):eadg3200. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.adg3200

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Fig. 1. — (A to D) Grossly normal specimens (A) exhibit upright posture and typically shelter beneath rock/coral (photo taken in Pope Point, St. John, April 2022). At condition onset, specimens fall over or stand on spines and exhibit drooping spines (B) (photo taken in Saba, Caribbean Netherlands, April 2022). Advanced stages present as spine loss with elevated predation by fish (C) (photo taken in Aruba, August 2022) and, eventually, death. These signs were also observed in specimens that were experimentally challenged with the Philaster culture FWC2 in aquaria (D). Photo credits: (A) and (D) I. Hewson, (B) A. Hylkema, and (C) D. Behringer.