🐠 Coral believed extinct rediscovered after 24 years in Galápagos

🐠 Coral believed extinct rediscovered after 24 years in Galápagos

Scientists have rediscovered over 250 healthy colonies of the coral species Rhizopsammia wellingtoni in waters around the Galápagos Islands.The coral had not been observed by researchers since 2000 and was classified as critically endangered and possibly extinct in 2007.Many of the corals had budding polyps, indicating they are actively reproducing.Discovery during other researchScientists have rediscovered a coral species they believed had died…