In a mass bleaching event in the Caribbean in 1998 caused by thermal stress, both " M . complanata " and the closely related " Millepora alcicornis " were affected but " M . alcicornis " more severely so.
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Explaining this in 1941 Crossland wrote " I cannot resist the remark that the one thing quite certain about the many forms of " Millepora " is that none of them have any resemblance to an elk's horn, except perhaps that from the West Indies ".
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This was condemned as being original research and the new version in the article, provided by Cyclopia was " The colour of the valves is generally greyish-white, sometimes with a hint of pink-orange, yellow or orange colour-this colouration can form a band near the top margin, especially on the interior surface . " In another criticised article " Millepora alcicornis ", my description of the organism was " cream-coloured, yellowish or light brown with paler tips ", while the source stated " Brown to light creamy yellow, with white branch tips ".
