Sampling our deepest Montastraea cavernosa found so far at 85 meters depth along the lower mesophotic wall. This colony was extremely brittle, which is thought to be a photoadaptive response to low light environments.
Montastraea cavernosa
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Sampling our deepest Montastraea cavernosa found so far at 85 meters depth along the lower mesophotic wall. This colony was extremely brittle, which is thought to be a photoadaptive response to low light environments.

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