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AlexPrieto

@alex_prie

Senior Research Aquarist at KAUST, with interest in understanding coral reef ecosystems. Working on coral reproduction and coral reef restoration.

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calendar_today05-05-2020 16:24:17

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Yanbu 2024 Expedition is coming! 🪸Ready for some diving and research 🤿🔬 @CoralSymBiomiX #coralreef #marinebiologyresearch

Yanbu 2024 Expedition is coming! 🪸Ready for some diving and research 🤿🔬
@CoralSymBiomiX
#coralreef #marinebiologyresearch
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Did you know that the #RedSea is also suffering from #coralbleaching? 🪸 We are getting closer and closer to losing these unique ecosystems. #coralreef #climatechange #marineconservation @CoralSymBiomiX

Did you know that the #RedSea is also suffering from #coralbleaching? 🪸 We are getting closer and closer to losing these unique ecosystems.
#coralreef #climatechange #marineconservation
@CoralSymBiomiX
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The Yanbu 2024 Expedition is a wrap!🪸⛴️Huge thanks to the @CoralSymBiomiX lab for making me part of this incredible journey led by Dr. Holger Anlauf and Ricardo M. Pedraza-Pohlenz Great moments on the boat and underwater, incredible teamwork, achieved goals, and countless stories to tell!😄

The Yanbu 2024 Expedition is a wrap!🪸⛴️Huge thanks to the @CoralSymBiomiX lab for making me part of this incredible journey led by Dr. Holger Anlauf and <a href="/RMijailPP/">Ricardo M. Pedraza-Pohlenz</a>
Great moments on the boat and underwater, incredible teamwork, achieved goals, and countless stories to tell!😄
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🎥These little guys are house hunting this week and they're picky! 😂 Watch the Galaxea larvae's fascinating search for the perfect settlement site🪸 @CoralSymBiomiX #coralspawning #coralreef #exsitucoralspawning #marineresearch

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🪸70 hours after spawning and our little Galaxea larvae are looking good. I never get bored of watching these little guys turn into coral recruits. @CoralSymBiomiX #coralspawning #coralreef #marinebiology

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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: bit.ly/4hXkULx BMC Biology

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🌕🪸Our Acropora hemprichii colonies are showing signs of egg development! Let the countdown begin!⏰ #coralspawning #CoralSymBiomiXLab

🌕🪸Our Acropora hemprichii colonies are showing signs of egg development! Let the countdown begin!⏰
#coralspawning
#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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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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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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🪸Acropora hemprichii 1.Sperm attempting to fertilise eggs. 2.First cell divide after fertilisation. #CoralSymBiomiXLab #coralspawning #coralreproduction #coral #marineresearch #coralreef