Pathogens like bacteria and fungi are the suspects for coral disease. Click to read more. Coral reefs serve as natural habitats for different fish species and other marine organisms across the world's oceans.
Scientists from the University of Miami's Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science and the Ben Gurion University of the Negev have discovered specific immune cells in the cauliflower coral and starlet sea anemone helps them fight illness in the new research.