This is a photograph of a patch of hard-bottom habitat in the Gulf of Mexico. In this small area, there are several species of anemones, sponges, a black coral, stony corals and a crab, illustrating the extremely high diversity possible in these ecosystems.

This is a photograph of a patch of hard-bottom habitat in the Gulf of Mexico. In this small area, there are several species of anemones, sponges, a black coral, stony corals and a crab, illustrating the extremely high diversity possible in these ecosystems. Image courtesy of S. Brooke.

 

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