Lettuce coral (Agaricia agaricites) on a coral reef. Lettuce coral can appear in four different forms; encrusting, flat leaf-like plates with ridges (

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Lettuce coral (Agaricia agaricites) on a coral reef. Lettuce coral can appear in four different forms; encrusting, flat leaf-like plates with ridges (seen here), leaf-like plates without ridges and lobes. It is found in most reef habitats in the Florida Keys region.

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