The first step to conserving the Great Barrier Reef is understanding what lives there
- Written by Tom Bridge, Senior Curator - Corals, James Cook University
ShutterstockLook at this photo of two coral skeletons below. You’d be forgiven for thinking they’re the same species, or at least closely related, but looks can be deceiving. These two species diverged tens of millions of years ago, probably earlier than our human lineage split from baboons and macaques.
The skeletons of two staghorn...




