There are four laminated cards available to help researchers identify the most common diseases affecting corals in the western Atlantic, and differentiate signs of disease from predation. C. Bleached M. faveolata .
Bleached tissue is still alive.
Condition is reversible. The concentric pale yellow band is alive. J. Parrotfish typically bite elevated portions of a coral, and live, fully pigmented tissue remains at the base of a lobe or in a depression.