Edmunds, Peter J. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9039-9347
Burgess, Scott C. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0348-3453
Funding for this research was provided by:
Division of Ocean Sciences (OCE 16-37396, 18-29898, 22-24354, OCE18-29867)
Article History
Received: 28 September 2024
Accepted: 20 May 2025
First Online: 10 June 2025
Declarations
:
: Both authors declare no conflict of interest in connection with this paper.
: This research described in this paper was permitted by the French Polynesian Government (Délégation à la Recherche) (Protocole d’Accueil 022–2023). Coral samples were exported from French Polynesia under a CITES permit, and imported into the USA under a Fish and Wildlife Service importation declaration.