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Typical ETP pocilloporid reef framework. (A) Vertical relief of framework structure ≈1 m. Dead surface is heavily encrusted with crustose coralline algae (red and purple hues). (B) Recently fractured pocilloporid reef framework. Note abundance of sponges (yellow and orange hues) growing within interlocking framework components. Diameter of Pocillopora branches are ≈1 cm. Photos were taken at Uva Reef by C.M.E. in 2003.
