e/White band disease

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has gloss	eng: White band disease is characterized by complete coral tissue degradation of Caribbean acroporid corals. Two species are affected, Acropora palmata and A. cervicornis (Gladfelter, 1982). The disease exhibits a sharp demarcation between apparently healthy coral tissue and exposed coral skeleton. These signs are identical to White plague, except that white band is acroporid specific, whereas white plague has not been found on acroporids. Tissue loss usually proceeds from the base of the colony branch to the tip, although it can begin in the middle of a branch in A. cervicornis.
lexicalization	eng: White band disease
instance of	(noun) a large class of sedentary marine coelenterates that includes sea anemones and corals; the medusoid phase is entirely suppressed class Anthozoa, Anthozoa, Actinozoa, class Actinozoa