The only hope for Elkhorn coral is a radical change in waste water management throughout the Caribbean.

"We're starting to transplant Elkhorn coral out to the reef, which is a very exciting coral," he said.

Elkhorn coral exist in the Caribbean, the Bahamas, and Florida Keys.

"The Elkhorn coral forms these huge massive barrier reefs on the outside, and they like waves smashing on them.

Upon decomposing, Elkhorn coral releases its sequestered carbon dioxide back into the ocean, heating it and contributing to acidification.

Elkhorn coral (Acropora palmata) is considered to be one of the most important reef-building corals in the Caribbean.

Elkhorn coral, aptly named for its broad branching antler-like structure, used to be the most common coral species in the Caribbean.

Elkhorn coral was formerly the dominant shallow water reef-building coral throughout the Caribbean but now is listed as a threatened, due in part to disease.

Elkhorn coral is the first species of coral to be listed as threatened in the United States, Also due in part to this disease.

Elkhorn coral was once one of the most abundant species of coral in the Caribbean and the Florida Keys.

Linear-type patch reefs often include Elkhorn coral, which is rare on the dome-type patch reefs.

Elkhorn Coral (Acropora palmata)

Elkhorn coral absorbs much carbon dioxide from the ocean every year, preventing ocean acidification and ocean temperature increases.

The limestone is Pleistocene in age, and the rock primarily consists of scleractinian coral, such as Elkhorn coral and Brain coral.

Since 2009, the Coral Restoration Foundation has used Snapper Ledge as a nursery site to grow Elkhorn Coral.

Majestic Alley Shallow Dive (30-50 ft.) with Staghorn and Elkhorn corals and lots of tropical reef fish.

"They're our underwater oases," says Vaughan, whose tests so far with dispersants and FRT species like Elkhorn coral don't augur well.

Staghorn coral also relies on asexual fragmentation as its primary method of reproduction, however, staghorn coral possesses a higher rate of sexual recruitment than Elkhorn coral.

The bacterium infects and kills Elkhorn coral at a rate of up to 10 centimeters, or nearly four inches, a day — far outpacing the coral’s regrowth rate of just 10 centimeters a year.

White pox disease (also "acroporid serratiosis" and "patchy necrosis"), first noted in 1996 on coral reefs near the Florida keys, is a coral disease affecting Elkhorn coral (Acropora palmata) throughout the Caribbean.

Fossilized Staghorn coral (Acropora cervicornis), and Elkhorn coral (Acropora palmata) are present near the crest of the fossil reef, and other corals, such as Montastraea, Diploria, and Porites, are preserved.

Elkhorn corals are beautiful, but they also have an important role in the oceans.

White-band disease in Acropora palmata: implications for the structure and growth of shallow reefs.

Elkhorn coral (Acropora palmata) is considered to be one of the most important reef-building corals in the Caribbean.

In particular, elkhorn (Acropora palmata) and fire coral (Millepora complanata) received extensive to their structures.

There are scattered elkhorn coral Acropora palmata, and staghorn coral A. cervicornis.

Elkhorn Coral (Acropora palmata)

Terre de Haut has coral reefs with diverse communities, invested with large corals (Acropora palmata).

White band disease caused unprecedented declines in Acropora cervicornis and Acropora palmata corals, both now on endangered species lists.

It also resembles elkhorn coral (Acropora palmata) and genetic studies show that it is a hybrid between that and staghorn coral.

The spinyhead blenny is most often found on elkhorn coral (Acropora palmata) and inhabits the empty tubes of vermetid mollusks and serpulid worms.

He drilled through submerged coral reefs off the island of Barbados, looking for the coral Acropora palmata, which can only live within five metres of sea level.

The disease completely destroys the coral tissue of Caribbean acroporid corals, specifically elkhorn coral (Acropora palmata) and staghorn coral (A. cervicornis).

White pox disease (also "acroporid serratiosis" and "patchy necrosis"), first noted in 1996 on coral reefs near the Florida keys, is a coral disease affecting Elkhorn coral (Acropora palmata) throughout the Caribbean.

This study focuses on the early onset of bacterial associations in the mass spawning corals Montastraea annularis, M. franksi, M. faveolata, Acropora palmata, A. cervicornis, Diploria strigosa, and A. humilis.

Fossilized Staghorn coral (Acropora cervicornis), and Elkhorn coral (Acropora palmata) are present near the crest of the fossil reef, and other corals, such as Montastraea, Diploria, and Porites, are preserved.

On May 9, for the first time, two species of Caribbean coral - acropora palmata, or elkhorn, and acropora cervicornis, or staghorn - were added to the list of threatened species under the federal Endangered Species Act.

On the island, viewed through Google Maps, along with a covering of Palythoa caribaeorum, Zoanthus sociatus, Acropora palmata, Montastraea annularis, and Diploria strigosa, appear to be a few small buildings and small signs of past human habitation.