AlexPrieto
@Alex_prie
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Senior Research Aquarist at KAUST, with interest in understanding coral reef ecosystems. Working on coral reproduction and coral reef restoration.
Joined May 2020
🪸Proud and grateful to be part of these coral research projects!🪸😄 You can watch the full episode here 👉🏼 https://t.co/CeHeCT8JGc
@NatGeo @RSRC_KAUST
#redsea #coralreef
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It depends on the species. In this case, they were all settled in the next day
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Busy weeks at work!🪸🔬👨🔬 . . #coralreef #coralspawning #marinescience #coralreproduction #coral #coralsymbiomixlab
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🪸3 days after spawning, these tiny Galaxea larvae are on a mission: to find the perfect place to settle and begin their life as coral polyps. Off they go!✨ #coralreproduction #coralspawning #marinescience #coralreef #coral #marinebiology #CoralSymbiomiXLab
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Coral larvae ready to go!🪸 #coralreproduction #coralspawning #marinescience #coralreef #coral #marinebiology #CoralSymbiomiXLab
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🪸Look at these tiny Platygyra recruits, just 20 days after spawning! You can see the detailed morphology of their tentacles taking shape.👽 #coralreproduction #coralspawning #marinescience #coralreef #coral #marinebiology #CoralSymbiomiXLab
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I don’t know what it is about this picture, but I’m completely hypnotized by this little Galaxea polyp 🪸✨ #coralreproduction #coralspawning #marinescience #coralreef #coral #marinebiology #CoralSymbiomiXLab
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🪸And just like that, the third season of coral spawning 2025 is officially underway! 🎉 Of course, it had to happen on a weekend. 😂 #coralreproduction #coralspawning #marinescience #coralreef #coral #marinebiology #CoralSymbiomiXLab
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🪸Time-lapse of our 4-months-old Galaxea babies. With the right light and an optical filter, it’s possible to see the green fluorescent protein (GFP) and the progressive accumulation of symbionts (the red dots) #coralreef #marinescience #coral #coralspawning #CoralSymBiomiXLab
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🪸Acropora hemprichii 1.Sperm attempting to fertilise eggs. 2.First cell divide after fertilisation. #CoralSymBiomiXLab
#coralspawning #coralreproduction #coral #marineresearch #coralreef
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Cause corals don’t know about our days off (or do they…?)🤔😂 Galaxeas’ turn. Interesting split spawning observations in some colonies.🪸 #coralspawning #coralreproduction #coralreef #marinebiology
#CoralSymBiomiXLab
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Busy these last nights indeed!🔥Alongside more Acropora spawning events, the Platygyras decided to join the party!🪸 #coralspawning #coralreef #coralreproduction #marinebiology
#CoralSymBiomiXLab
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Night three of Acropora spawning watch! 🤩 So many unforgettable moments – definitely worth the lack of sleep! #CoralSymBiomiXLab
#coralspawning #coralreef #coralreproduction
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🌕🪸Our Acropora hemprichii colonies are showing signs of egg development! Let the countdown begin!⏰ #coralspawning
#CoralSymBiomiXLab
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🐠🧐Mystery solved: How do anemonefish avoid anemone stings? #OIST scientists have found their survival secret: ultra-low levels of a specific sugar in their skin mucus means anemones don't sting them! 🧬Read the full story here: https://t.co/KzRQ36lxLi
@BMCBiology
oist.jp
Molecular cloaking mechanism explains iconic anemonefish-anemone partnership.
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Waking Up! Time-lapse of our two-month-old baby #corals 🪸 @CoralSymBiomiX
#coralreef #coralspawning #marineresearch
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