Mortalidad del coral Acropora palmata por una enfermedad similar al white pox en la bahía de Cinto, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona, Caribe colombiano: Mortality of the coral Acropora palmata for a disease similar to white pox in Cinto Bay, Tayrona National Natural Park, Colombian Caribbean

Raúl Navas-Camacho; Rebeca Franke Ante; Andrés Acosta Chaparro

doi:10.25268/bimc.invemar.2022.51.2.1257

Authors

Raúl Navas-Camacho
Rebeca Franke Ante Parques Nacionales de Colombia
Andrés Acosta Chaparro

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25268/bimc.invemar.2022.51.2.1257

Keywords:

Acropora palmata, coral mortality, coral diseases, National Parks.

Abstract

The Tayrona National Natural Park, located on the Colombian Caribbean coast, has a coastline shaped by cliffs and bays in its western
part, with the presence of coral formations. In 2005, a coral formation dominated by Acropora palmata affected by lesions similar
to those caused by White Pox disease was found in Cinto bay. Subsequently, 15 lesions were followed and photographed in three
different occasions (May and August 2006 and March 2007), coinciding with the two contrasting climatic seasons of the region. Permanent
growth was found in all lesions with an average of 0.8 cm2/day . Contrary to what was observed with white pox and other diseases in the
region, these lesions did not stop growing when the temperature dropped in the first months of the year. This work describes the general
appearance of the lesions, their different growth stages and the speed with which they expanded compared to previous studies of white pox
in the Caribbean. Due to its appearance and that it only affected colonies of A. palmata, it was originally thought that this disease was a
white pox, but this hypothesis could not be verified conclusively.

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Mortality of the coral Acropora palmata for a disease similar to white pox in Cinto Bay, Tayrona National Natural Park, Colombian Caribbean