Stone Corals in Sea of Cortez, Pocillopora elegans, La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico

Stone Corals in Sea of Cortez, Pocillopora elegans, La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico

Small reef fish crowd around outcrops of Pocillopora species hard corals, a coral reef in Gaafu Dhaalu atoll, The Maldives, Indian Ocean, Asia

Anchor damaged Coral (Antler Pocillopora Coral, Pocillopora sp.). Gorontalo, Sulaweis, Indonesia

Highly diverse coral reef, mainly fire coral (Millepora platyphylla) and cauliflower coral (Pocillopora meandrina), Namu atoll, Marshall Islands, Pacific

Shallow coral reef on sandy bottom, mainly Acropora spp. and Pocillopora spp., Namu atoll, Marshall Islands, Pacific

Christmas Tree Worm (Spirobranchus giganteus) amongst (Pocillopora Sp.). Red Sea.

Cauliflower coral (Pocillopora spp.), Namu atoll, Marshall Islands, Pacific

Highly diverse coral reef, mainly cauliflower coral, Pocillopora spp., and Pavona minuta (background), Namu atoll, Marshall Islands (N. Pacific).

Cauliflower Coral

Raspberry coral (Pocillopora damicornis) in the backlight. Dive site House Reef, Mangrove Bay, El Quesir, Red Sea, Egypt, Africa

A School Of Hawaiian Dascyllus (Dascyllus Albisella), A Hawaiian Endemic Fish, Over A Bleached Antler Coral (Pocillopora Eydouxi) Off The Kona Coast, Kona, Island Of Hawaii, Hawaii, United States Of America

This hard coral colony in the Pacific has begun to bleach, expelling its symbiotic zooxanthellae, consequences of global climate change and climate warming, Yap, Micronesia

Hawaii, Yellow spotted guard crab (trapezia flavopunctata) tucked within antler coral (pocillopora eydouxi).

Arc-eye Hawkfish (Paracirrhites arcatus) resting on Antler Coral (Pocillopora eydouxi) off Kauai, Hawaii, during the spring, Kauai, Hawaii, United States of America

The Hawaiian Swimming Crab (Charybdis hawaiensis) adult is about 3 inches across it's carapace, Hawaii, United States of America