Seamount summit coral community from the Anegada Passage area. Rocky, reef-like assemblages covered with hard corals (<em>Madracis</em> sp. and <em>Madrepora</em> sp.) often find abundant hard substrate on current-swept seamount summits.
Coral Community
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Seamount summit coral community from the Anegada Passage area. Rocky, reef-like assemblages covered with hard corals (Madracis sp. and Madrepora sp.) often find abundant hard substrate on current-swept seamount summits.
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