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A Pillar coral at the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary.

Source: http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/htmls/reef2552.htm
Image ID: reef2552, The Coral Kingdom Collection
Photographer: Commander William Harrigan, NOAA Corps (ret.)
Credit: Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary

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