Pink Porites
acohen at cliff.whoi.edu
acohen at cliff.whoi.edu
Fri Apr 5 13:19:32 EST 1996
Dear All
I am making various geochemical measurements on Porites
colonies from Johnston Atoll, NC Pacific. On sectioning
several colonies from one of my lagoonal sites, I noticed a
bright pink line, the contours of which follow the growth
bands. In all colonies, it is situated about 1.5 cm from the
surface, below the green endolithic algae. I have never seen
this before and it seems restricted to one particular
site on Johnston Atoll. Neither samples from the reef edge
nor any other lagoonal localities nor any other genera I've
sectioned show this. Could it be a red algae ? Does anybody
have any suggestions ?
much appreciated Anne
(acohen at whoi.edu)
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