Yellow-band disease

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-030666",
  "term": "Yellow-band disease",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Yellow-Band Disease",
  "definition": "A coral disease characterized large rings or patches of bleached, yellow tissue on Caribbean stony corals, although tissue loss is minimal (cm/yr). It affects the star corals, Montastraea annularis and M. faveolata and is widespread throughout the Caribbean region. No pathogen has been isolated.",
  "subject": "Biological substances",
  "references": [
    "NOAA Coral Reef Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/yellow-band-disease/"
}