Boring algae Current Biology Heroen Verbruggen, Aline Tribollet  Current Biology  Volume 21, Issue 21, Pages R876-R877 (November 2011) DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2011.09.014 Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Ltd Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 Boring algae. Boring algae of the genus Ostreobium growing in the limestone skeleton of corals. (A) Fractured coral colony with a greenish band of boring algae indicated by the arrow. (B) Close-up of a coral colony with green boring algae inside the skeleton. (C) Microphotograph of the meshwork of Ostreobium siphons revealed by decalcification of the skeleton (image courtesy of Thomas Sauvage). Current Biology 2011 21, R876-R877DOI: (10.1016/j.cub.2011.09.014) Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Ltd Terms and Conditions