Researchers writing in the open access CSMB Evolutionary Biology study have used genetic markers to examine coral groupings and investigate how these markers relate to alterations in shape, in the process discovering that our inaccurate picture of coral species is compromising our ability to conserve coral reefs.
The coral studied so far has shown under the right conditions it can morph into almost any shape. Some corals found are exhibiting on the fly bizarre shape shifting, morphing from corally lumps into fish, horses, wheel barrows, giraffes, Boeing 747's, shoe laces and other miscellaneous items
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